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.
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Constellation agreed last year to spend $1.6 billion to restart a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pa. — a project for which Microsoft is effectively footing the bill. Rebecca F. Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 The denial-of-service attacks ceased minutes before agents first made contact with him, and did not restart after his computer was seized, according to the filing. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025 Westerman said he's had conversations with Senate Democrats already about restarting talks on a permitting bill. Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025 After installing that older version and restarting the guest system, drag-and-drop still didn’t work correctly. Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for restart 

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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Cite this Entry

“Restart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restart. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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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