reappear

verb

re·​ap·​pear (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir 

reappeared; reappearing; reappears

intransitive verb

: to come back into view or show up for a second or subsequent time : to appear again

Darting down the corridor …, she reappeared moments later carrying glasses in filigreed silver holders …

—David A. Andelman

By year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.

—A. R. Williams

Examples of reappear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the eggs hatched, males left the nest site and soon reappeared in the observation area for the next reproductive cycle. —New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026

Mars begins to reappear in the third week of March, rising before sunrise among the faint stars of Aquarius. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Even after removals, your data can reappear months later. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Just like the incident a week prior, DC airport controllers were watching unknown targets dip, stop, vanish and reappear on radar screens for hours across a 100-mile sweep. —Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reappear

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear