reconnect

verb

re·​con·​nect (ˌ)rē-kə-ˈnekt 

reconnected; reconnecting; reconnects

transitive + intransitive

: to connect again

The project … is reconnecting a road that was buried after a massive landslide …

—Juan Reyes

The organization also hosts family workshops that allow returning servicemen and women to reconnect with their children through woodworking projects such as bird houses.

—Deborah Sullivan Brennan

Examples of reconnect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This philosophy redefines luxury, prioritizing experiences that genuinely enrich lives and help guests reconnect with their authentic selves. — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Related Stories The film follows teenager Danny, who after making a mistake that could derail his future, unexpectedly reconnects with Josh, a social worker who once tried to help him but whose own mistakes drove them apart. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 July 2026

During the first closure, drivers should use 27th Street to go over to State Street, and then go back down Whitewater Park Boulevard to reconnect with Main Street. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026

All, however, are seen as helping to reconnect Hartford neighborhoods and the city’s ties with its riverfront — torn apart for two generations by the construction of the interstates in the late 1960s. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconnect

• architect
• circumspect
• deselect
• dialect
• disconnect
• disinfect
• disrespect
• incorrect
• indirect
• intellect
• interject
• intersect