Meanings
present singular third person reunites · participle present reuniting · participle past reunited · past reunited
- ambitransitivereciprocalTo unite again.
After ten years apart, the band will reunite.
5 more examples
Two of the members tried several times, but failed to reunite the band.
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.
2009 July 5, Annie Huang, “Taiwan islands blossom as China tensions ebb”, in San Diego Tribune, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2022Reuniting 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.
2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the GuardianCome 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
2019, “Lascivious”, in Lotus, performed by SoenLondon 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.
2022 January 12, “Network News: More Secrets of the Underground”, in RAIL, number 948, page 19
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Italic*oinos
- Old Latinoinos
- Latinūnus
- Latinūniō
- Latinūnītu
- Middle Englishuniten
- Englishunite
- Englishreunite
Translations
Bulgarian събираме се отново
- събираме се отново (săbirame se otnovo)transitive
Catalan reunir
- reunirtransitive
Danish genforene, genforenes
- genforenetransitive
- genforenestransitive
Dutch herenigen
- herenigentransitive
Estonian taasühinema
- taasühinematransitive
Finnish yhdistyä uudelleen
- yhdistyä uudelleentransitive
French réunir, réunifier
- réunirtransitive
- réunifiertransitive
Greek επανενώνω
- επανενώνω (epanenóno)transitive
Italian riunirsi
- riunirsitransitive
Japanese 再会した
- 再会したtransitive
Portuguese reunir
- reunirtransitive
Russian воссоединя́ть, воссоедини́ть
- воссоединя́ть (vossojedinjátʹ)transitive
- воссоедини́ть (vossojedinítʹ)transitive
- воссоединя́ться (vossojedinjátʹsja)transitive
- воссоедини́ться (vossojedinítʹsja)transitive
Spanish reunir, rejuntar
- reunirtransitive
- rejuntartransitive
- reunirseintransitive
- rejuntarseintransitive
Swedish återförenas
- återförenastransitive
Welsh aduno
- adunotransitive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reunite
Anagrams
Cite this entry
reunite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reunite
“reunite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reunite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reunite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reunite.
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