reopen
reopen
Definition
re·open (rē ō′pən)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to open again
- to begin again; resume to reopen a debate
- reobserve
- reobtain
- reoccupy
- reoccur
- reoccurrence
- reoppose
reopen
Synonyms
reopen
Usage Examples
Object
- inquest: Eventually, the shoot-to-kill inquest reopened on 5 May 1992.
- pipeline: Baghdad and Damascus also want to reopen an oil pipeline between them, disused since 1982.
- wound: A worse outcome at that moment might have reopened the wounds of recent weeks.
- negotiation: At Westminster, the Lords propose to reopen peace negotiations with the King.
- quarry: Not until the late 10th century were quarries reopened for the extraction of fresh, unused building material.
- waterway: The Trust's aim was a simple one: to reopen the whole waterway between Surrey and Sussex.
Preposition: as
- museum: Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1972 but was rebuilt by Tameside Council and reopened as a museum in 1988.
Modifying Another Word
- officially: The airport was officially reopened for business in August.
- newly: Ronnie Scott's In October The newly reopened Ronnie Scott's Club in London's Soho has been given a complete makeover.
- formally: The chairman of North Cornwall District Council will formally reopen the lock on 8th November, following the summer repair work.
- shortly: Once the Ministry of Information closed a magazine that presented women in a pornographic manner, but then allowed it to reopen shortly after.
- recently: We will be using the recently reopened, refurbished Channel View Leisure Center.
- finally: After a long delay to gain planning permission and the appropriate licenses, the Ace finally reopened fully in 2001.
Preposition: after
- refurbishment: The Bear & Billet reopened after an extensive refurbishment on 6 April 2005.
- closure: Cwmbelan School Log Books " School reopened after an extra weeks closure owing to outbreak of war.
- session: Open session ( meeting officially closes for, and reopens after this session ) There were no members of the public present.
Used with why or when
- when: Unlike a whiteboard, pieces of work done with the class can be saved and reopened when needed.
Preposition: of
- canal: Official reopening of the canal from Pontypool to Brecon on 16 October 1970.
- railroad: Easter Re-opening Celebrations Easter bank Holiday Sunday and Monday ( 16th & 17th April ) saw the reopening of the railroad.
- line: Notes: Moor Street Station was closed in 1987 on the reopening of the line through Snow Hill Tunnel.
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