reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˌ)rē-ˈen-tər 

reentered; reentering; reenters

transitive verb

1

: to enter (something) again

2

: to return to and enter

intransitive verb

: to enter again

Examples of reenter in a Sentence

The space shuttle has safely reentered the Earth's atmosphere.

If you leave the theater, you won't be allowed to reenter without showing a ticket stub.

The quarterback reentered the game in the second half.

The original file was corrupted, so they had to reenter the data.

Recent Examples on the Web

Lover reenters the Top Streaming Albums tally at No. 36, while Reputation is back at No. 40. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Being dominated liberated me (this isn’t a novel insight) and enabled me to reenter social life. —Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

Redfin's data has suggested that national home prices could fall up to 1 percent by year-end, giving some would-be buyers an opportunity to reenter the market. —Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025

Some of the softness in the BLS’s recent report, wrote Macquarie’s North America economists in a note to clients this week, doesn’t come from layoffs but from people unable to reenter the market. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for reenter

• midwinter
• minter
• printer
• sinter
• splinter
• sprinter
• winter
• overwinter
• teleprinter

Kids Definition

reenter

verb

re·​en·​ter (ˈ)rē-ˈent-ər 

: to enter again

reentered the building