reopen

Everyday

1. To reopen is to open again after being closed. tree →
2. To reopen something like a case, question or argument is to start dealing with it again. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life shops, schools and roads reopen after holidays, repairs or storms. In news a police case may be reopened. In stories an old wound or quarrel is reopened.

Examples

• The swimming pool will reopen after the repairs. tree →
• School reopens on Monday after the holidays. tree →
• The road reopened once the fallen tree was moved. tree →
• The café reopened under a new owner. tree →
• Don't reopen that argument again! tree →
• The police reopened the old case. tree →

Note

Written as one word, no hyphen. The prefix re- means «again». Noun: reopening.