reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˌ)rē-ˈen-tər How to pronounce reenter (audio)
reentered; reentering; reenters

transitive verb

1
: to enter (something) again
2
: to return to and enter

intransitive verb

: to enter again

Examples of reenter in a Sentence

The space shuttle has safely reentered the Earth's atmosphere. If you leave the theater, you won't be allowed to reenter without showing a ticket stub. The quarterback reentered the game in the second half. The original file was corrupted, so they had to reenter the data.
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The former champion reenters the wax-only space at No. 10. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 Things may be finally moving forward as Paramount reenters negotiations on two fronts this week — with both the Federal Communications Commission, the final step in their merger for a NüNew Paramount, and today with President Trump over a lawsuit against CBS. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025 And regardless of the potential for collisions, the huge bulk of satellites going up must also come back down at some point and reenter our atmosphere, which might be depleting ozone. Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025 Until last month, the Phoenix vehicle was supposed to reenter over the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, near the island of Réunion. Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reenter

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of reenter was in the 15th century

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“Reenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenter. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

reenter

verb
re·​en·​ter (ˈ)rē-ˈent-ər How to pronounce reenter (audio)
: to enter again
reentered the building

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