restart

Everyday

1. To restart means to start something again after it has stopped. tree →
2. To restart a computer or phone means to switch it off and on again. tree →

In the lessons

Computing: restarting often fixes a frozen device. Sport and games: the game restarts after a goal. Everyday life: restart a journey, restart a lesson after a fire drill. Phrases: restart the computer, restart the game, a fresh restart.

Examples

• Try restarting the laptop if it freezes. tree →
• The match restarted after the rain stopped. tree →
• We had to restart the race because of a false start. tree →
• The lesson restarted after the fire drill. tree →
• The music stopped, then restarted. tree →
• Press the button to restart the level. tree →

Note

Past: restarted. re- means again. «Restart» and «reset» are different: restart switches something off and on, reset puts its settings back to the start.