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

Fifteen years working as an emergency room nurse has convinced Kim Bogan that the only way to fix the American healthcare system is to tear it down and start over. — Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026

Per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the concert started over two hours late. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

My parents started over, from scratch, and worked multiple jobs to put him through pharmacy school at CU Denver. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

But that would come after this session of Congress ends, meaning that the legislative process would start over, and the Sunshine Protection Act would have to pass the House again, too. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for start over

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