reappear

verb

re·​ap·​pear (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈpir 

reappeared; reappearing; reappears

intransitive verb

: to come back into view or show up for a second or subsequent time : to appear again

Darting down the corridor …, she reappeared moments later carrying glasses in filigreed silver holders …

—David A. Andelman

By year's end the insects have gone, only to reappear briefly in May.

—A. R. Williams

Examples of reappear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Creedence Clearwater Revival Scores a Bestselling Album The band reappears highest on the Top Album Sales chart, the weekly list of the bestselling full-lengths and EPs throughout America. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 May 2025

But their happy romance is soon demolished when Jenny reappears in their lives, thrusting all three into a difficult and messy journey towards true accountability and adulthood. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 May 2025

Nearly an hour later, long after most people had left, the pope suddenly reappeared at the altar. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reappear

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear