reunite

See also: re-unite

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ unite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːjuːˈnaɪt/, /ˌɹiːjʊˈnaɪt/

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Verb

reunite (third-person singular simple present reunites, present participle reuniting, simple past and past participle reunited)

1. (ambitransitive, reciprocal) To unite again.

   After ten years apart, the band will reunite.

   Two of the members tried several times, but failed to reunite the band.

   • 2009 July 5, Annie Huang, “Taiwan islands blossom as China tensions ebb”, in San Diego Tribune‎, archived from the original on 10 September 2022‎:

     Since 2001, islanders and their immediate Chinese neighbors have been able to take the 90-minute boat ride between the Chinese port of Mawei and the Matsu town of Nankan, allowing people with the same ancestry to reunite after generations of estrangement. Now any Chinese or Taiwanese can make the trip.

   • 2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian‎:

     Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC’s misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point.

   • 2019, “Lascivious”, in Lotus, performed by Soen:

     Come find me / I'm hiding in the deepest night / Far away from the riddle of time / Come down here / In twilight we can reunite / Sharing hopes of a wonderful life

   • 2022 January 12, “Network News: More Secrets of the Underground”, in RAIL, number 948, page 19:

     London Transport Museum's Siddy Holloway and rail historian and RAIL contributor Tim Dunn will reunite to discover more hidden sites and little-known stories from the Tube.

Related terms

• reunion
• unite

Translations

to unite again

Bulgarian: събираме се отново (sǎbirame se otnovo) Catalan: reunir (ca) Danish: genforene, genforenes (reciprocal) Dutch: herenigen (nl) Esperanto: rekunveni (re- + kunveni) Estonian: taasühinema Finnish: yhdistyä uudelleen French: réunir (fr), réunifier (fr) Greek: επανενώνω (el) (epanenóno) Italian: riunirsi (it) Japanese: 再会した ((Saikai shita)) Portuguese: reunir (pt) Russian: воссоединя́ть (ru) impf (vossojedinjátʹ), воссоедини́ть (ru) pf (vossojedinítʹ) (transitive); воссоединя́ться (ru) impf (vossojedinjátʹsja), воссоедини́ться (ru) pf (vossojedinítʹsja) (intransitive) Spanish: reunir (es), reunirse (es), rejuntar (es), rejuntarse (es), reunificar (es), reunificarse (es) Swedish: återförenas (sv) (reciprocal) Tuvan: катап каттыжар (katap kattıjar) (intransitive); катап каттыштырар (katap kattıştırar) (transitive) Welsh: aduno (cy) Yakut: хат холбоо (qat qolboo)

Anagrams

• neurite, retinue, unitree, uterine

Latin

Verb

reūnīte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of reūniō

Spanish

Verb

reunite

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of reunir combined with te