restart — To begin again or cause something to begin again after it has stopped or been interrupted.
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: To begin again or cause something to begin again after it has stopped or been interrupted.
Pronunciation (IPA): /riˈstɑrt/
Korean meaning: 다시 시작하다, 재시작하다
Korean pronunciation: 리-스타트 (강세: 스타)
Example Sentences
- My phone froze, so I had to restart it like it was having a digital midlife crisis.
- After the argument, they decided to restart their friendship from scratch.
- The chef had to restart the soup because he accidentally added salt instead of sugar - twice!
restart
VERB//riˈstɑrt//
To begin again or cause something to begin again after it has stopped or been interrupted.
To begin again or cause something to begin again after it has stopped or been interrupted.
Restart with heart, never depart from your dreams!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
A modern compound word that emerged in the 1960s with the computer age, combining the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' with 'start' meaning 'to begin.' It became widely used with the concept of computer rebooting.
🎵Rhyme
📝Examples
“My phone froze, so I had to restart it like it was having a digital midlife crisis.”
“After the argument, they decided to restart their friendship from scratch.”
“The chef had to restart the soup because he accidentally added salt instead of sugar - twice!”
“The company will restart production next month.”
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