Past tense of reopen
regular verb
The past tense of reopen is reopened. The past participle is also reopened.
Forms of reopen
| Base form (V1) | reopen /ɹiːˈəʊpən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reopened |
| Past participle (V3) | reopened |
| Present participle | reopening |
| Third person singular | reopens |
Reopened in a sentence
- When Martha reopened the bottle of wine from the previous week's party, a vinegary whiff indicated that drinking it was out of the question.From the entry vinegary
- “hi Steve I closed my account before but reopened to post some new articles.2023 July 16, Rosie Gray, “How Bronze Age Pervert Built an Online Following and Injected Anti-Democracy, Pro-Men Ideas Into the GOP”, in…. From the entry sailer
- The landmark Hostelry at the Bottom of the Rock reopened over a week ago and has been ‘jointed’ ever since.2014 August 5, Gavin O'Connor, “Austin Stacks Club News”, in Tralee Today. From the entry jointed
- As soon as trade at Kiakhta is reopened, we shall again allow them to trade (in Russian goods) as before.1966, Lo-shu Fu, A Documentary Chronicle of Sino-Western Relations (1644–1820), University of Arizona Press, page 307. From the entry Sinkiang
- According to Caltrans, initially one lane reopened, but Monday night, the impacted freeway between County Road 2 and County Road 4 in Dunnigan full reopened.2026 June 29, “I-5 fully reopens after wildfire shuts down southbound I-5 near Dunnigan”, in ABC10. From the entry Dunnigan
Meaning of reopen
- verb To open (something) again.
- verb To open again.
Questions about the past tense of reopen
- What is the past tense of reopen?
- The past tense of reopen is reopened.
- What is the past participle of reopen?
- The past participle of reopen is reopened.
- Is reopen a regular or irregular verb?
- Reopen is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reopen (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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