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

• resume
• continue
• reopen

Examples of restart in a Sentence

They plan to restart negotiations next week.

The tournament will restart tomorrow.

Recent Examples on the Web

Last month, the White House reached a deal with Nvidia and competitor Advanced Micro Devices to obtain the export licenses to restart certain chip sales to China. —Samantha Subin,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025

The Department of Education restarted collecting federal student loans in default in May. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025

The first-person shooter was originally announced back in 2017 before being scrapped and restarted entirely in 2020. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025

Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle. —ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 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