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

About half of the vessels turn off radio identification systems that show their location before going through, and reappear on the other side in the Gulf of Oman. —David McHugh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Old friends might reappear in your world. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026

Bizarrely, Fetchit reappeared in the mid-1960s as part of Muhammad Ali’s entourage. —Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Between 2018 and 2024, Lew Sterrett had 808 people who reappeared on the mental health bed waitlist after receiving new charges, the highest of any county in Texas, according to a state audit. —Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026

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