American English
/ɹiˈoʊ.pn̩/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
to open a place, container, file, or other thing again after it was closed
Practice out loudto open a place, container, file, or other thing again after it was closed
The museum will reopen next week.
I reopened the file to check one detail.
reopen a store · reopen a file
reopen + a/the + place, container, or file
a/the + place + reopens + on/after + time
to start an official process, investigation, or discussion again after it has stopped
The court decided to reopen the case.
The two sides reopened negotiations after the strike.
reopen a case · reopen negotiations
reopen + a/the + case, investigation, or discussion
a/the + case or investigation + reopens + after + new evidence or a delay
to make people feel pain or anger from a past event again
The article reopened old wounds in the community.
The -ing form is reopening, not reopenning.