reopen
verb
re·open
(ˌ)rē-ˈō-pən 
-ˈō-pᵊm
reopened; reopening; reopens
1
: to open again
2
a
: to take up again : resume
reopen discussion
b
: to resume discussion or consideration of
reopen a contract
3
: to begin again
: to open again
school reopens in September
Examples of reopen in a Sentence
The restaurant will reopen in April.
I'm sorry, but the store is closed. We reopen at nine on Monday.
The cut on his knee reopened when he tried to run.
The company announced plans to reopen its Detroit factory.
a procedure to reopen a clogged artery
The district attorney reopened the murder case because new evidence was found.
He wants the team to reopen his contract.
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The latter naturally reopens a can of worms, and Meredith and Whitney get into it again over what did or didn’t happen on that flight.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Since the federal government has reopened and federal food assistance has been restored, the contingency funds have been supplementing and stretching federal FoodShare dollars further.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Originally, the downtown library was scheduled to reopen July 28, but the closure has since been extended.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
The play, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron, is the second theater production to join the lineup of the Cherry Lane Theatre, which reopened in September after being purchased by film studio A24.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
Since the federal government has reopened and federal food assistance has been restored, the contingency funds have been supplementing and stretching federal FoodShare dollars further.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Originally, the downtown library was scheduled to reopen July 28, but the closure has since been extended.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
The play, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron, is the second theater production to join the lineup of the Cherry Lane Theatre, which reopened in September after being purchased by film studio A24.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reopen
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reopen. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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reopen
verb
re·open
(ˈ)rē-ˈō-pən
-ˈōp-ᵊn
1
: to open again
2
: to take up again : resume
reopen the discussion
Legal Definition
reopen
transitive verb
re·open
ˌrē-ˈō-pən
1
: to take up again
reopen discussion
2
: to resume the discussion or consideration of (a closed matter)
reopen the contract to negotiate benefits
3
: to try or hear (an action) anew especially for the purpose of hearing new evidence
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