reappear
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- reappearance noun
Explanation
When something shows up again, it reappears. A diver can plunge into the water from the diving board, swim underwater, and reappear at the far end of the pool. A magician might make your ten dollar bill disappear, but it's not a great trick if she doesn't then make it reappear. You may think your winter cold is over until the symptoms — sneezing and coughing — reappear suddenly. Anything that goes away and comes back reappears. The word adds the "again" prefix re- to appear, from its Latin root apparere, "come in sight."
Example Sentences
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The Artemis 2 astronauts will also see the Earth disappear and reappear behind the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
“We don’t have to stick to the cause-and-effect of which people are going to reappear later in the story,” Gent noted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Once I spotted it, I quickly ran up the stand, hoping the clouds would not reappear.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
That listing was later removed—only to reappear in September of this year for the discounted price of $2.2 million.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025
In the valley that first snow would melt but on the mountain it would linger, burying the Princess until spring, when she would reappear, watchful.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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