🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

reabrir

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /re.aˈβɾiɾ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reopen/ˌriːˈoʊ.pən/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"No quiero reabrir viejas heridas."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To open something again, such as a building, business, or case for official investigation.

    "The museum will reopen to the public next month after extensive renovations."
  2. 2

    To cause a past emotional hurt, grievance, or conflict to become active or painful again.

    "Bringing up that old argument only served to reopen old wounds between them."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix re- (expressing repetition or backward movement, from Latin) combined with the verb open, which traces back to Old English openian. The figurative use mirrors the literal physical action of opening something previously closed, extended to abstract concepts such as cases, discussions, or emotional wounds.

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