Restart
verb
To start something again after it has stopped.
I had to restart my computer because it froze.
Often appears as...
- restart the computer
- restart the game
verb
To make someone do something again because they did not do it correctly the first time.
The teacher asked her to restart her presentation because she was not speaking clearly.
Often appears as...
- restart the exercise
- restart the test
verb
To start operating again after a stop.
Production will restart at the factory next week.
Often appears as...
- restart production
- restart operations
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Technical
verb
To refresh a web page in a browser.
If the page doesn’t load properly, try to restart it.
Often appears as...
- restart the page
- restart the browser
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To start something again after it has stopped.
I had to restart my computer because it froze.
Often appears as...
- restart the computer
- restart the game
verb
To make someone do something again because they did not do it correctly the first time.
The teacher asked her to restart her presentation because she was not speaking clearly.
Often appears as...
- restart the exercise
- restart the test
verb
To start operating again after a stop.
Production will restart at the factory next week.
Often appears as...
- restart production
- restart operations
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To refresh a web page in a browser.
If the page doesn’t load properly, try to restart it.
Often appears as...
- restart the page
- restart the browser
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Pause
Use 'restart' to denote a temporary halt, not the permanent end of an activity.
The game was paused, let's restart it.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Troubleshooting
'Restart' is often used in technical contexts to fix a problem.
Try to restart your phone if the app keeps crashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Interruption
In planning, restarting usually occurs when there is a change or interruption.
Our strategy failed, we need to restart our planning.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Pause
Use 'restart' to denote a temporary halt, not the permanent end of an activity.
The game was paused, let's restart it.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Troubleshooting
'Restart' is often used in technical contexts to fix a problem.
Try to restart your phone if the app keeps crashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Interruption
In planning, restarting usually occurs when there is a change or interruption.
Our strategy failed, we need to restart our planning.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporary Pause
Use 'restart' to denote a temporary halt, not the permanent end of an activity.
The game was paused, let's restart it.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Troubleshooting
'Restart' is often used in technical contexts to fix a problem.
Try to restart your phone if the app keeps crashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Interruption
In planning, restarting usually occurs when there is a change or interruption.
Our strategy failed, we need to restart our planning.
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Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
I powered up the transporter and said a silent prayer. I had no idea what I was going to do if it didn't work. My transporter was cheap, so even a droplet of moisture or, more likely, a grain of sand, would cause it to short. It was faulty, and most of the time I had to restart it over and over before it worked.
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Sebastian Deterding:...
of other people, so you can compete for who drives a route the most fuel-efficiently. And these things are very effective, it turns out -- so effective that they motivate people to engage in unsafe driving behaviors, like not stopping at a red light, because that way you have to stop and restart the engine,
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What your designs say...
these things are very effective it turns out so effective that they motivate people to engage in unsafe driving behaviors like not stopping on a red headlight because that way you have to stop and restart the engine and that would use quite some fuel right wouldn't it so despite this being a very you know
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We need to green the...
we can think of climate uh later and restarting economy of course it's an urgency so how do we restart the economy without forgetting the the urgency of of the climate crisis i i think i think there is a i mean there is there is a i mean you know there is a sort of truth
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A crash course in...
Inside it is a drug called epinephrine. Epinephrine can restart the beat of my heart, or it could stop a life-threatening allergic reaction. An injection of this right here will do it. It would be like turning the ignition switch in my body's fight-or-flight machinery.
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We must reignite dream...
sometimes when you go out and pursue big dreams and that's exactly the point but she stood back up and she came up with something even better something called restart day she brought her entire school together and said no matter what's going on with what the
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Prison Economy PIPE...
there's at least one thing to look forward to at the heart of Jackson's life is the store this is that our light of these inmates day store day this is like Christmas to them this is where they go and restart store items are bought with money sent
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How forgiveness can...
who were then in state protective care. The other girls heard this, saw Mercedes crying and they hugged her. They did not ask her to return what she'd stolen, but they did say they wanted a restart.
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
world in the royal chamber the queen has yet to restart her normal duties before her journey she stopped egg production in order to slim down and make traveling easier
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The Secret to Mastering...
Maybe my dad needed a spark to restart his life story. One morning I sent him a question. "Tell me about the toys you played with as a child."
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Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
I powered up the transporter and said a silent prayer. I had no idea what I was going to do if it didn't work. My transporter was cheap, so even a droplet of moisture or, more likely, a grain of sand, would cause it to short. It was faulty, and most of the time I had to restart it over and over before it worked.
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Sebastian Deterding:...
of other people, so you can compete for who drives a route the most fuel-efficiently. And these things are very effective, it turns out -- so effective that they motivate people to engage in unsafe driving behaviors, like not stopping at a red light, because that way you have to stop and restart the engine,
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What your designs say...
these things are very effective it turns out so effective that they motivate people to engage in unsafe driving behaviors like not stopping on a red headlight because that way you have to stop and restart the engine and that would use quite some fuel right wouldn't it so despite this being a very you know
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We need to green the...
we can think of climate uh later and restarting economy of course it's an urgency so how do we restart the economy without forgetting the the urgency of of the climate crisis i i think i think there is a i mean there is there is a i mean you know there is a sort of truth
Video examples
A crash course in...
Inside it is a drug called epinephrine. Epinephrine can restart the beat of my heart, or it could stop a life-threatening allergic reaction. An injection of this right here will do it. It would be like turning the ignition switch in my body's fight-or-flight machinery.
Video examples
We must reignite dream...
sometimes when you go out and pursue big dreams and that's exactly the point but she stood back up and she came up with something even better something called restart day she brought her entire school together and said no matter what's going on with what the
Video examples
Prison Economy PIPE...
there's at least one thing to look forward to at the heart of Jackson's life is the store this is that our light of these inmates day store day this is like Christmas to them this is where they go and restart store items are bought with money sent
Video examples
How forgiveness can...
who were then in state protective care. The other girls heard this, saw Mercedes crying and they hugged her. They did not ask her to return what she'd stolen, but they did say they wanted a restart.
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
world in the royal chamber the queen has yet to restart her normal duties before her journey she stopped egg production in order to slim down and make traveling easier
Video examples
The Secret to Mastering...
Maybe my dad needed a spark to restart his life story. One morning I sent him a question. "Tell me about the toys you played with as a child."
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Quote examples
Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
When I was a kid, I used to play a game called 'Grand Prix Two.' Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos - it was a real pain!
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Stanley A. McChrystal
American Footballer
America needs a restart. It has long devoted its energies to solving its many big problems - unequal opportunity, crumbling infrastructure, lagging education, inadequate training in a changing economy, and threats to peace around the world.
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Christa McAuliffe
American Astronaut
I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.
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Robert Covington
American Athlete
I felt like, honestly, seeing a therapist was kind of weak. But it helps. It helps a whole lot, because it allows you to decompress and restart.
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Adnan Sami
Pakistani Musician
When I was obese, I reached a point where I was about to meet death, and I lost weight to restart my life.
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Gina Haspel
American Public Servant
I would not restart, under any circumstances, an interrogation program at CIA.
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
Politician
We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was.
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Felipe Massa
Brazilian Driver
I am happy to start from zero, to create, to restart.
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Federica Mogherini
Italian Politician
We need to restart political processes to end wars.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
When I was a kid, I used to play a game called 'Grand Prix Two.' Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos - it was a real pain!
Quote examples
Stanley A. McChrystal
American Footballer
America needs a restart. It has long devoted its energies to solving its many big problems - unequal opportunity, crumbling infrastructure, lagging education, inadequate training in a changing economy, and threats to peace around the world.
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Christa McAuliffe
American Astronaut
I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.
Quote examples
Robert Covington
American Athlete
I felt like, honestly, seeing a therapist was kind of weak. But it helps. It helps a whole lot, because it allows you to decompress and restart.
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Adnan Sami
Pakistani Musician
When I was obese, I reached a point where I was about to meet death, and I lost weight to restart my life.
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Gina Haspel
American Public Servant
I would not restart, under any circumstances, an interrogation program at CIA.
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
Politician
We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was.
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Felipe Massa
Brazilian Driver
I am happy to start from zero, to create, to restart.
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Federica Mogherini
Italian Politician
We need to restart political processes to end wars.
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