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

At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit. —Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025

Has Depp gotten better at making movies after a string of lousy attempts to reenter Hollywood? —James Folta, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025

The collaboration, announced during The Android Show | XR Edition, is the clearest signal yet that Google plans to reenter a market dominated by Meta and Apple. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025

Hold on to it for a while and reenter with some more humility. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for reenter

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

Kids Definition

reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˈ)rē-ˈent-ər 

: to enter again

reentered the building