start over

phrasal verb

started over; starting over; starts over

chiefly US

1

: to begin doing something again

I'm sorry, but you'll have to start over (again).

She saw her divorce as an opportunity to start (her life) over.

2

: to begin to happen again

In the spring, the eggs hatch, and the cycle starts (all) over (again).

Examples of start over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Panthers are winless on the road this season and quarterback Bryce Young has been historically awful in his road starts over a three-season period. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025

Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over. —Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

But the deliberations have gone nowhere, and now Oakland is starting over from scratch. —Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

This has led many to believe the Jets will look to move some players to stack draft capital to simply start over in 2026. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for start over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover