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to reopen

to reopen

182 1.4
Make something that was closed able to be used again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈoʊpən/
translation icon : reabrir
  • After a lengthy closure, the popular beach will reopen to the public this weekend.
  • reopen the debate
  • reopen the discussion
  • reopen negotiations

Well, then maybe we could now reopen our country, get back to work.

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Examples

  • My dream is for somebody at Live Nation to see this podcast and help me reopen Starwood for two nights next year.

  • Regular testing will take place of staff and students in school and in due course help us to reopen schools as soon as possible.

  • Well, then maybe we could now reopen our country, get back to work.

  • And two, how do you reopen schools?

  • The company plans to reopen the facility by the first of the year.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Uh, sorry, but the bar will reopen after the speeches.

  • We need to reopen negotiations.

  • The Catholic schools were among the first to reopen and establish these conditions after the storm.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I think negotiations have just been reopened.

  • Zoos, theme parks and drive in cinemas will reopen, as will public libraries and community centres.

Synonyms

to reactivate
vsto reopen
41 4.3

To make something work again after it stopped

makes something available again by moving a cover or barrier rather than restoring function
to reaccess
vsto reopen
5.1

To open a file or account again to use it

restores entry by moving a cover or barrier that was shut

Antonyms

1.0

To shut something so it is not open

Idioms

1 7.4

Cause people to remember old hurts or problems

How Open

to fly open
11 3.3
to unseal
20 4.3
to reopen
182 1.4
to open
1.0
to close
1.0

Surface Forms

reopen infinitive
reopened past
reopened past participle
reopening present participle
reopens third person singular

Morphology

reopen = open (transparent) = re + open

This is a straightforward case of 're-' plus 'open', meaning to open again.

Etymology

Reopen is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the common verb open. So, to reopen something is to open it 'again', like a shop or a case that was closed and now opens once more.