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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Island ports reopened to commercial traffic this week, and the Coast Guard delivered pallets of water and supplies to areas that had been cut off.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
With Democrats’ uniformly opposed to fully reopening DHS without major changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Republicans have pivoted to trying to fund the department’s immigration enforcement operations separately – and then go back to funding the rest of DHS with Democrats help.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Wild reopened in 2021, but Menzel amicably split from the team when the project went in a different direction.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
In a bold hospitality move, owners Claire and David Tuchbant sank $30 million into the property to reopen it this year as a nonprofit retreat available for exclusive buyouts (from CAD$24,306 a night, about $17,800 at today’s exchange rates).
—Laura Dannen Redman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
With Democrats’ uniformly opposed to fully reopening DHS without major changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Republicans have pivoted to trying to fund the department’s immigration enforcement operations separately – and then go back to funding the rest of DHS with Democrats help.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Wild reopened in 2021, but Menzel amicably split from the team when the project went in a different direction.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
In a bold hospitality move, owners Claire and David Tuchbant sank $30 million into the property to reopen it this year as a nonprofit retreat available for exclusive buyouts (from CAD$24,306 a night, about $17,800 at today’s exchange rates).
—Laura Dannen Redman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Reopen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reopen. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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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