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re·ap·pear
 reappear
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- pronunciation:
- ri
pir
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
reappears, reappearing, reappeared |
| definition: |
to come into view again, or come into existence again.
The ship reappeared when the fog lifted.The rash reappeared two weeks after the treatment.Fashions from the fifties have begun to reappear.- similar words:
- return, surface
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| related words: |
appear, re- |
adverb + (v.)reappear
immediately, magically, miraculously, momentarily, mysteriously, suddenly, then
(v.)reappear
+ adverb
abruptly, briefly, later, outside, overhead, shortly, time, whenever
(v.)reappear
+ noun
chapter, coat, curve, dawn, dining, doorway, eclipse, instant, limb, mask, mess, ridge, screen, second, storm
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| derivation: |
reappearance (n.) |
The word reappear
contains the following part:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
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