re-emerge

See also: reemerge and reëmerge

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ emerge.

Verb

re-emerge (third-person singular simple present re-emerges, present participle re-emerging, simple past and past participle re-emerged)

  1. Alternative form of reemerge.
    • 1954 January, H. P. White, “Vignettes of the Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 54, at Harmon station, New York:
      No sooner had a waiting locomotive backed on to its train, the vociferous 4-6-4 or 4-8-4 re-emerged from under the bridge, and the two red marker lights on the last vehicles passed, than the headlight of the electric engine hauling the following train could be seen under the bridge and the waiting queue of locomotives had moved up one.
    • 15 May 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      It was a remarkable climax to a match that ended with another of those disappearing acts from John Terry only to re-emerge, in full kit, so he could climb the steps, shake the hands of Eusébio, Michel Platini and all the other dignitaries, then help Frank Lampard to lift the trophy.
    • 2025 July 9, Oliver Wheeler, “Action stations...”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 68:
      With the growing awareness of climate change, congestion, and regional inequality, rail transport has re-emerged as a solution.
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