reopen
verb [I or T] /ˌriːˈəʊ.pən/
/-ˈoʊ-/ Definition
› If a place or business, etc. reopens or is reopened, it begins to operate, or it becomes open for people to use, after being closed for a period of time: The museum has reopened after nearly two years of reconstruction. He hung a sign on the door of the shop which said it would reopen at 11.00.Unfastening and opening › If a formal process or activity reopens or is reopened, it begins again or starts to be dealt with again after a period of time: to reopen an enquiry/investigation to reopen a debate/discussion to reopen a legal case/fileStarting againStarting and beginning
(Definition of reopen verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- back to square one idiom
- continue verb
- get back to sth phrasal verb
- go back to sth phrasal verb
- go on phrasal verb (TALK AGAIN)
- pick (sth) up phrasal verb
- pick up on sth phrasal verb (RETURN)
- pick up the pieces idiom
- pick up the thread(s) idiom
- recreation noun (MAKE AGAIN)
- renew verb (REPEAT)
- restart verb
- resume verb
- resumption noun
- start over phrasal verb
- with the slate wiped clean idiom
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