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to reapply

to reapply

11 3.2
Send an application again after being rejected
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈplaɪ/
translation icon : volver a solicitar
  • I will give him five years before he may reapply for asylum in this country.

I have one employee and then reapply when that portal opens up again.

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Examples

  • After being rejected last time, she decided to reapply for the scholarship this year.

  • If you have applied for any of our previous Design Team calls, please feel free to reapply!

    Blog text (17)
  • I can reapply next year.

  • We can reapply, but unfortunately you have to leave the country for at least a year.

  • Do you want to reapply for welfare?

  • If your business was one of those affected, make sure that you reapply.

    Blog text (7)
  • Be smart by learning from failures, and ask if you can reapply at a future date.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I think I should reapply to CalArts...

  • I chose to accept the one-year position and reapply while continuing to seek other opportunities.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I've been thinking of reapplying for the town sergeant job.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

to try again
vsto reapply
461 1.0

Do something one more time after you fail

is about seeking the same chance again especially after a prior refusal
to resubmit
vsto reapply
4 3.5

To send something again after you fix it or when it failed

is used when one asks again for the same position or offer after refusal
to reattempt
vsto reapply
3.2

To try again to do something after failing

is used when someone seeks the same opportunity again after being turned down

Surface Forms

reapply infinitive
reapplied past
reapplied past participle
reapplying present participle
reapplies third person singular

Morphology

reapply = apply (transparent) = re + apply

This is straightforward repetition of the verb 'apply' in the sense of submitting an application.

Etymology

Reapply is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and apply, which here means 'to ask for something officially' and is the same root as application. So to reapply is to 'ask again' for the same job, visa, or scholarship.