to reenter

Examples

• All

• Seth felt a chill as he reentered the senior partner's lair for the first time in months.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And it's very hard to reenter society and be and be productive and, and content.

• What do we want to become when we reenter the "real" world?

  Fiction book (1995)

• In a minute, they hear Robin reenter the apartment and close the door to her room.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Dennis Luther is in no way ready to reenter society.

  23rd Psalm: Redemption (2013)

• I'm a changed man and... ...and I'm ready to reenter society as a solid citizen.

  Megamind (2010)

• Paul looked up from his coffee as I slowly reentered the dining room.

  Fiction book (1995)

• If some decided to leave, they received back their belongings and were free to reenter the secular world.

  Academic text (2006)

• Gradually, the uproar would die down and the accused would reenter the community.

  Academic text (2004)

• Alex Grady has reentered the ring.

  Best of the Best (1989)

Synonyms

C

to come back

vsto reenter

∞ 1.3

To return to how it was before

means physically going back into a place or situation, not state change

R

to reappear

vsto reenter

70 2.7

To come back into sight after being away for a time

focuses on entering a place or situation rather than mere visibility change

C

to come again

vsto reenter

47 2.1

To return to a place or situation after a short time away

is going back into a place or situation without implying short absence

R

to revisit

vsto reenter

26 3.6

To go to a place again after some time

is to go back into a place or situation without implying long delay

R

to reemerge

vsto reenter

8 4.1

To appear again after being away or hidden

is about actively entering a place rather than simply appearing or resuming

R

to reoccupy

vsto reenter

3 5.6

To return to a place or job and be there again

is a broader action of going back in without implying taking control

R

to re-enter

vsto reenter

3.7

To enter a place or activity again after leaving it

is the same meaning but without the hyphen in modern writing

H

to hop back in

vsto reenter

• Informal

2.8

To get quickly back into a car or room

is to return without the quick energetic or informal manner implied

Antonyms

E

exit

129 1.0

The act of leaving a place or situation

How Forceful

to reinvade

7.2

to reoccupy

3 5.6

to reenter

14 3.2

to return

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology