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Definition of "reenter" [reenter]

  • To enter or come in to again. (verb-transitive)
  • To record again on a list or ledger. (verb-transitive)
  • To enter again. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reenter" in a sentence
  • "Finally, they agreed to release me from their custody after fining me $200 and sending me to U.S. Customs though I had never stepped foot on foreign soil, being on the foreign cruise ship evidently required me to "reenter" the United States through Customs."
  • "When astronauts reenter Earth's atmosphere, they use air resistance to decelerate the craft, flying in a complicated pattern to maximize that braking effect before touching down."
  • "But after the Mets moved quickly to reenter exclusive talks with Einhorn, the person said, Bartoszek believes he was merely being used as leverage."