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re·o·pen  (r-pn)
tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens
1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September.
2. To take up again or be taken up again; resume.
reopen [riːˈəʊpən]
vb
to open or cause to open again
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.reopen - open again or anew; "They reopened the theater"
open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
reopen
verb open again, resume, restart, begin again, recommence, continue, go on, proceed, carry on, reinstitute, take up or pick up where you left off There was a call to reopen the investigation
open again The Theatre Royal will reopen in November.
Translations
reopen [ˈriːˈəʊpən]
A. VT
1. [+ shop, theatre, border, route] → volver a abrir, reabrir
2. [+ negotiations, relations, investigation, debate] → reanudar
to reopen a case [police] → reabrir un caso; [prosecutor, judge] → revisar un proceso
to reopen old wounds → reabrir viejas heridas
B. VI [shop, theatre] → volverse a abrir; [negotiations] → reanudarse
school reopens on the 8th → el nuevo curso comienza el día 8
reopen [riˈəʊpən]
vt
[+ shop, business, airport] → rouvrir
(= resume) [+ negotiations, debate, talks] → rouvrir
(= start investigating again) [+ inquiry, case] → rouvrir
to reopen old wounds → rouvrir de vieilles blessures
vi [shop, business, airport] → rouvrir
reopen
vt → wieder öffnen, wieder aufmachen; school, shop, theatre, fight, hostilities → wieder eröffnen; debate, discussion, negotiations → wieder aufnehmen; (Jur) case → wieder aufrollen, wieder aufnehmen
vi → wieder aufgehen; (shop, theatre etc) → wieder eröffnen or aufmachen; (school after holidays, negotiations) → wieder beginnen; (case) → wieder aufgerollt werden; (wound) → wieder aufgehen
reopen [ˌriːˈəʊp/ən]
1. vt (gen) → riaprire; (discussion, hostilities) → riaprire, riprendere
2. vi → riaprirsi
reopen [ˌriːˈəʊp/ən]
1. vt (gen) → riaprire; (discussion, hostilities) → riaprire, riprendere
2. vi → riaprirsi


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But it was to tell of other matters that I reopen this book and once more take up my pen--matters so near to my heart that I shrink from writing of them, and am half afraid that the attempt may prove too hard for me after all, and my book end on a broken cry of pain.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
When I had somewhat recovered from the dazing effect of the transition from uproar to silence, my first impulse was to reopen the door which I had closed, and from the knob of which I was not conscious of having removed my hand; I felt it distinctly, still in the clasp of my fingers.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
It is thus that a wounded man trembles instinctively at the approach of the finger to his wound until it be healed, but Villefort's was one of those that never close, or if they do, only close to reopen more agonizing than ever.
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