reunite en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹiːjuːˈnaɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɹiːjʊˈnaɪt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite English reunite From re- + unite.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To unite again.
Two of the members tried several times, but failed to reunite the band.
Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC’s misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point.
2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian:After ten years apart, the band will reunite.
Since 2001, islanders and their immediate Chinese neighbors have been able to take the 90-minute boat ride between the Chinese port of Mawei and the Matsu town of Nankan, allowing people with the same ancestry to reunite after generations of estrangement. Now any Chinese or Taiwanese can make the trip.
2009 July 5, Annie Huang, “Taiwan islands blossom as China tensions ebb”, in San Diego Tribune, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2022:London Transport Museum's Siddy Holloway and rail historian and RAIL contributor Tim Dunn will reunite to discover more hidden sites and little-known stories from the Tube.
2022 January 12, “Network News: More Secrets of the Underground”, in RAIL, number 948, page 19:Come find me / I'm hiding in the deepest night / Far away from the riddle of time / Come down here / In twilight we can reunite / Sharing hopes of a wonderful life
2019, “Lascivious”, in Lotus, performed by Soen:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reuniting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reunited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reunited | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reunites | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (26)
et taasühinema (transitive) · es rejuntar (transitive) · ja 再会した (transitive) · da genforene (transitive) · ru воссоединя́ть (transitive) · tyv катап каттыжар (transitive) · tyv катап каттыштырар (transitive) · bg събираме се отново (transitive) · fr réunir (transitive) · da genforenes (transitive) · pt reunir (transitive) · ru воссоедини́ть (transitive) · es reunirse (intransitive) · fi yhdistyä uudelleen (transitive) · ru воссоединя́ться (transitive) · cy aduno (transitive) · es rejuntarse (intransitive) · ca reunir (transitive) · nl herenigen (transitive) · it riunirsi (transitive) · el επανενώνω (transitive) · ru воссоедини́ться (transitive) · fr réunifier (transitive) · sah хат холбоо (transitive) · es reunir (transitive) · sv återförenas (transitive)