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

Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025

What begins as a stubborn attempt to reconnect slowly unfolds into a fragile bond. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025

The story follows an interracial couple who reconnect with an old school acquaintance and offer to take him in. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025

Auto-join networks show how your phone reconnects to Wi-Fi without asking. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025

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