restart

verb

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

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.
Recent Examples on the Web South Korea, a treaty ally that the U.S. has pledged to defend, has responded by suspending a 2018 military pact aimed at reducing inter-Korean tensions and restarting anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts from loudspeakers in border areas for the first time in six years. Jan Camenzind Broomby, NBC News, 6 July 2024 In a post today on Amazon’s support forums, a staff member recommended that a person still seeing problems today should restart their device by holding down the power button for 40 seconds and try again. Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 July 2024 The New York Times first reported on Tuesday that talks have restarted. Skydance, along with investment firms RedBird Capital and KKR, had on the table an agreement in which that group would take over Redstone’s National Amusements, which controls Paramount, and merge the company with Skydance. Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024 Accordingly, Lai’s offers to restart tourism between the two sides on a reciprocal basis and enroll Chinese degree students in Taiwan’s universities were viewed by Beijing as being made in bad faith. Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for restart 

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Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
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 26 Jul. 2024.

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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