restart
- 01 A2 Elementary
v.to start an activity or process again after a pause or interruption.
v.to resume an action, process, or event after a temporary cessation.
Simple“The referee decided to restart the game after the rain stopped.”
In context“The committee agreed to restart the negotiations once both parties had reviewed the updated financial projections.”
- 02 A2 Elementary
v.to turn a computer or phone off and then back on to fix a problem.
v.to shut down and immediately reboot a computer system or electronic device.
Simple“If your laptop is running slowly, you should try to restart it.”
In context“The system administrator advised all employees to restart their workstations to ensure the security patches were correctly applied.”
- 03 B1 Intermediate
n.the act of starting something again.
n.an instance of starting over or beginning a process again.
Simple“The team needed a fresh restart after losing three games in a row.”
In context“The sudden power failure forced a complete restart of the manufacturing sequence, resulting in significant delays for the afternoon shift.”
Synonyms
From re- + start.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.