Standard Lemma guide

reappear

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 AH0 P IH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To appear again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

appear again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The sores reappeared on her body
  • Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: re-emerge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appear

Narrower terms: resurface, come back, return

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English appear English reappear From re- + appear.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: появявам се отново (pojavjavam se otnovo) — to appear again
  • Catalan: reaparèixer — to appear again
  • Esperanto: reaperi — to appear again
  • French: reparaître — to appear again
  • French: réapparaître — to appear again
  • Hungarian: előkerül — to appear again
  • Hungarian: újra megjelenik — to appear again
  • Ido: riaparar — to appear again
  • Latin: revideor — to appear again
  • Spanish: reaparecer — to appear again
  • Spanish: remanecer — to appear again
  • Walloon: raparexhe — to appear again