View synonyms for reenter

reenter

or re-en·ter

[ ree-en-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to enter again:
The guests reentered the reception room after dinner.
to participate in once more; resume: mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.
to reenter politics after a long absence;
mothers reentering the workforce after their children are grown.
to record again, as in a list or account.

Origin of reenter¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; re-, enter

Being unable to reënter the service, after several weeks recruiting in the hospital, he was permitted to visit Kennons.

You accept the place in the government which was offered to you and reënter political life.

For if he was unwilling to reënter public life, he was not averse to giving his opinion and advice in critical circumstances.

Spanish friars exiled from China have arrived in Formosa, but hope to reënter China.

The hansom turned away, and Alvarez Lazaro wheeled to reënter the hotel.

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