Reopen Meaning
/ɹiːˈəʊpən/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo open (something) again.
verbTo open again.
Sentence Examples
The restaurant will reopen under new management.
We hope to reopen soon.
She doesn't know when the cafe will reopen.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After being closed for a year, the library will ____ its reading rooms next week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government announced plans to ____ the inquiry after new evidence came to light.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After being closed for a year, the library will ____ its reading rooms next week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government announced plans to ____ the inquiry after new evidence came to light.