restart

verb

re·​start (ˌ)rē-ˈstärt 

restarted; restarting; restarts

transitive verb

1

: to start anew

2

: to resume (something, such as an activity) after interruption

intransitive verb

: to resume operation

restart

ˈrē-ˌstärt  (ˌ)re-ˈstärt 

noun

restartable

(ˌ)re-ˈstär-tə-bəl 

adjective

Synonyms of restart

• resume
• continue
• reopen

Examples of restart in a Sentence

They plan to restart negotiations next week.

The tournament will restart tomorrow.

Recent Examples on the Web

But after regaining power, the ship found itself in trouble again, prosecutors say, because the fuel pump used on the two generators was not designed to automatically restart after the first blackout. —ABC News, 17 June 2026

Gulf States will also need time to restart wells shut off during the war because there was no way to export the oil. —Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 17 June 2026

Other steps needed to restart regular shipping traffic — from resetting insurance rates to scraping barnacles off tanker hulls — will take longer. —Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026

The Senate could debate a proposal to restart the foreign surveillance program that lapsed on Friday. —Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for restart

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart
• art

Kids Definition

restart

verb

re·​start rē-ˈstärt 

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