reopen — re‧o‧pen [riˈəʊpən ǁ ˈoʊpən] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. COMMERCE if a company, factory, business etc reopens, or someone reopens it, it starts to do business again after being closed: • Its 13 offices will reopen for business today. • The … Financial and business terms
reopen — re·open /ˌrē ō pən/ vt 1: to take up again reopen discussion 2: to resume the discussion or consideration of (a closed matter) reopen the contract to negotiate benefits 3: to try or hear (an action) anew esp. for the purpose of hearing new… … Law dictionary
reopen old wounds — phrase to make someone think again about a disagreement or bad experience that they had forgotten Thesaurus: to cause someone to remembersynonym Main entry: reopen * * * reˌopen old ˈwounds idiom to remind sb of sth unpleasant that happened or… … Useful english dictionary
reopen — [rē ō′pən] vt., vi. 1. to open again 2. to begin again; resume [to reopen a debate] … English World dictionary
Reopen — Re*o pen (r? ? p n), v. t. & i. To open again. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reopen — 1733, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + OPEN (Cf. open) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
reopen — ► VERB ▪ open again … English terms dictionary
reopen — [[t]rio͟ʊpən[/t]] reopens, reopening, reopened 1) V ERG If you reopen a public building such as a factory, airport, or school, or if it reopens, it opens and starts working again after it has been closed for some time. [V n] Iran reopened its… … English dictionary
reopen — UK [riːˈəʊpən] / US [ˌrɪˈoʊpən] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms reopen : present tense I/you/we/they reopen he/she/it reopens present participle reopening past tense reopened past participle reopened 1) if a process reopens, or if… … English dictionary
reopen — re|o|pen [riˈəupən US ˈou ] v [I and T] 1.) if a theatre, restaurant etc reopens, or if it is reopened, it opens again after a period when it was closed ▪ The swimming pool will reopen in May. 2.) if you reopen a discussion, law case etc, or if… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reopen — re|o|pen [ ,ri oupən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if a process reopens or someone reopens it, it begins again after a pause: The two sides have decided to reopen negotiations. 2. ) if a store, restaurant, theater, etc. reopens or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
