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

• continue
• pick up
• proceed (with)
• renew
• reopen
• resume

Examples of restart in a Sentence

They plan to restart negotiations next week.

The tournament will restart tomorrow.

Recent Examples on the Web

Somehow, the impact helped to restart his heart and the industrialist from the South Suburbs of Chicago was transported to the hospital. —Bruce Martin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

The latest escalation comes after Israel restarted military operations in Gaza earlier in the week, putting an end to a fragile truce in the Palestinian enclave that had largely held since January. —Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025

After taking two timeouts to get the ball inbounds, Arkansas finally got play restarted and KU fouled Arkansas’ Jonell Davis. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025

Ansar Allah's decision to restart operations drew a swift response from Trump, who ordered large-scale strikes across the group's positions in Yemen. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

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