restart

verb

re·​start (ˌ)rē-ˈstärt How to pronounce restart (audio)
restarted; restarting; restarts
Synonyms of restartnext

transitive verb

1
: to start anew
2
: to resume (something, such as an activity) after interruption

intransitive verb

: to resume operation
restartable adjective

Examples of restart in a Sentence

They plan to restart negotiations next week. The tournament will restart tomorrow.
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Survivors were gathering their essentials onto bikes, taxis and trucks and heading away from the village to restart life elsewhere. Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Rattling off the potential for irreparable harm, the attorney said that demobilizing the project and then restarting it would significantly delay the overall timeline of the critical infrastructure project, or even torpedo the whole thing. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 There’s no date yet for when collections might restart, but officials said more updates will come as the new repayment system is finalized. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026 As jury deliberations were underway in Heaps' trial in 2022, a juror had to be replaced by an alternate, Juror 15, and jurors were instructed to restart deliberations. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restart

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of restart was in 1749

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“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restart. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

restart

verb
re·​start rē-ˈstärt How to pronounce restart (audio)
1
: to start anew
restarted the car
2
a
: to resume (as an activity) after an interruption
will restart the game
b
: to resume operation
the rides will restart after one hour
restart
ˈrē-ˌstärt
noun

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