reconnect

verb

re·​con·​nect (ˌ)rē-kə-ˈnekt How to pronounce reconnect (audio)
reconnected; reconnecting; reconnects

transitive + intransitive

: to connect again
The project … is reconnecting a road that was buried after a massive landslide …Juan Reyes
The organization also hosts family workshops that allow returning servicemen and women to reconnect with their children through woodworking projects such as bird houses.Deborah Sullivan Brennan

Examples of reconnect in a Sentence

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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 The Prince and Princess of Wales are skipping the 2025 Easter Service in order to reconnect with their family, which consists of Prince George 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Apr. 2025 In Redwood, Jesse reconnects with her Judaism, and in Floyd Collins, there’s so much questioning of God and the afterlife. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 In the film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and earned a six-minute standing ovation, Fraser plays a reclusive writing professor, Charlie, attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Diana Pearl, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconnect

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconnect was in 1700

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“Reconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconnect. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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