start over

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 money funnels up, and then out at the end of the year to pay partners, and the whole thing starts over. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Turning seventeen seemed like a chance to start over, to become the kind of person who had friends her own age, the kind of person who left her room every day. — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Banks appeared in 53 games for the 49ers and made 43 starts over his four years in San Francisco. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

January's was the deadliest, when security forces killed thousands to crush nationwide demonstrations that started over economic woes and then snowballed into calls for Khamenei's overthrow. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for start over

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