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reopen

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ɹiˈoʊpən// UK //ɹɪˈəʊpən// re·open

v. to open something again after it has been closed for a while. You use this for places like shops, schools, or even for starting a conversation again.

v. to open a place, business, or institution to the public again after a period of closure; to resume a process or discussion that had previously ended.


SIMPLE

The library will reopen on Monday morning.

CONTEXTUAL

After months of renovations, the local museum is finally ready to reopen its doors to the public.

COMPLEX

The judge decided to reopen the case after new forensic evidence emerged that contradicted the original witness testimony.

Origin

From re- + open.

Usage

Can be used transitively with an object or intransitively without one.

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