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reopen en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːˈəʊpən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-Germanic *upanaz Proto-West Germanic *opan Old English open Middle English open English open English reopen From re- + open.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To open (something) again.
   • The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has been conspicuously absent from national television interviews over the last two weeks, as the White House moves ahead with reopening the economy. 2020 May 20, Oliver Darcy, “Fauci conspicuously stops doing TV interviews as White House moves to reopen economy”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020:
   • 1920, Breckinridge Long, US Ambassador to Italy, a speech titled America's Accomplishments From the moment of the declaration by Germany, she would reopen her inhuman warfare by the indiscriminate use of submarines.
   • Says Barnes: "The next priority [for Devon County Council] is reopening the line from Tavistock to Plymouth. 2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “Okehampton: a new dawn for Dartmoor”, in RAIL, number 944, page 43:
2. (intransitive) To open again.
   • The new law allows the twelve Federal Reserve Banks to issue additional currency on good assets and thus the banks which reopen will be able to meet every legitimate call. 1933, Franklin Roosevelt, Roosevelt's Fireside Chat, 12 March 1933:
   • Yet city officials said unburned sections of the upscale Westfield Galleria at Roseville could reopen within weeks, in time for the holiday shopping season. 2010 October 22, “Roseville Mall Vows To Reopen As Fire Suspect Speaks”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

reopener · reopenable · reopen old wounds

Translations (19)

gv aa-oshil ((transitive) to open again) · pt reabrir ((intransitive) to open again) · sv återöppna ((transitive) to open again) · fi avata uudelleen ((transitive) to open again) · fr réouvrir ((transitive) to open again) · ga athoscail ((transitive) to open again) · ru переоткрывать ((transitive) to open again) · it riaprirsi ((intransitive) to open again) · pt reabrir ((transitive) to open again) · sv återöppna ((intransitive) to open again) · ca reobrir ((transitive) to open again) · fr rouvrir ((transitive) to open again) · it riaprire ((transitive) to open again) · fr se rouvrir ((intransitive) to open again) · es reabrirse ((intransitive) to open again) · hu újra/újból megnyit ((transitive) to open again) · gl reabrir ((transitive) to open again) · hu újra/újból megnyit/megnyílik ((intransitive) to open again) · es reabrir ((transitive) to open again)