reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˌ)rē-ˈen-tər 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

After stints in the first and second quarters, Antetokounmpo and the rest of the Heat starters did not reenter the game in the second half. — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Relaunched three years ago, the label is now preparing to reenter Europe, with European retail partners having seen the latest collection in Milan ahead of Paris. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

Some shedding happens higher up by igniting the engine, but a lot of it happens lower down as the spacecraft reenters through the atmosphere. — Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

At the end of the mission, Starship performed a deorbit burn using a single Raptor sea-level engine to prepare to reenter Earth's atmosphere. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for reenter

• minter
• printer
• sinter
• splinter
• sprinter
• winter
• midwinter
• overwinter
• teleprinter

Kids Definition

reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˈ)rē-ˈent-ər 

: to enter again

reentered the building