Meaning & use
restart
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To start something again after it has stopped, paused, or failed.
See it in a sentence
She had to restart her computer after the software update finished installing.
The coach called a timeout to restart his team's momentum in the second half.
A note on using this word
Restart is commonly used for machines and processes, as well as figuratively for renewed effort or momentum after a setback.
Words with a similar meaning
rebootresume
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Words with an opposite meaning
stop
Another way to use it
2. noun
An act of starting something again, especially a machine, process, or effort.
The engineers recommended a full restart of the system to clear the error.
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