Transcription
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- [stahrt]
- /stɑrt/
- /ˌriːˈstɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahrt]
- /stɑrt/
Definitions of restart word
- verb without object restart to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 1
- verb without object restart to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. 1
- verb without object restart to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place: The rabbit started from the bush. 1
- verb without object restart to be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest. 1
- verb without object restart to give a sudden, involuntary jerk, jump, or twitch, as from a shock of surprise, alarm, or pain: The sudden clap of thunder caused everyone to start. 1
- verb without object restart to protrude: eyes seeming to start from their sockets. 1
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Origin of restart
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; (v.) Middle English sterten to rush out, leap (cognate with Middle High German sterzen); replacing Old English styrtan (attested once), cognate with German stürzen; (noun) Middle English stert(e) sudden jerk, leap, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Restart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
restart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
restart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for restart
verb restart
- boot — Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
- bootstrap — If you bootstrap an organization or an activity, you set it up or achieve it alone, using very few resources.
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- get better — recover
Antonyms for restart
verb restart
- blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- break it up — stop fighting
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
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