Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restart

/ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: restart
IPA: /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of starting something again.

verb

To start again.

verb

Synonym of reboot.

Example Sentences

"After the restart of my browser, the problem went away."
"We were stopped by signal soon after this and from the restart we had to lift our vast train up the 1 in 200 to Survilliers."
"England looked to put width on the ball after the restart, Armitage very nearly going over in the corner only for the video referee to decide his foot was in touch. But Armitage did get on the score-sheet five minutes later, Ben Foden straightening and putting the London Irish man in."
"All attempts to restart the engine failed."
"Another view of Ashchurch station on August 18, 1961, with "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No. 46148 The Manchester Regiment restarting a Worcester-Cheltenham stopping train and a Class 4 2-6-0 at the branch platform on a train from Redditch."
"As of May 12, Crossrail was liaising with contractors to enable physical work at stations to restart. This had been suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English start English restart From re- + start.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/
British English: /ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/

Inflected Forms

restarts (plural) restarts (present, singular) restarting (participle, present) restarted (participle, past) restarted (past)

Derived Forms

restartless rerestart restartability restartable restarter

Phrases

restart kick windmill restart

Frequently Paired Words

refresh reload relaunch revamp

Synonyms

rebeginning recommencement relaunch revamp rebegin recommence reinitiate reboot

Rhymes With

part start heart art state-of-the-art smart apart chart hart cart mart depart

Questions

How do you pronounce restart?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/.
What does restart mean?: The act of starting something again.
Where does restart come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English start English restart From re- + start.

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