reconnect
Syllables: re·con·nect/ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/
reconnect verb: to connect again or differently.
Verb
reconnect (third-person singular simple present reconnects, present participle reconnecting, simple past and past participle reconnected)
- To connect again or differently.
- Thameslink reconnected north and south London by reopening tunnels between Farringdon and Blackfriars, and there was talk of a Channel Tunnel connecting Britain's rail network with that of continental Europe.2024 January 10, Philip Haigh, “Four decades of Britain's railway evolution - step by step”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 64
- To meet up again (with someone), after a long time apart and/or without communication; to reunite.
- Around 5,000 visitors attended Rail Live on June 16-17, to reconnect after a two-year hiatus because of COVID restrictions.2021 June 30, Stefanie Foster, “Rail Live 2021: reconnecting, resetting, rebuilding the railway”, in RAIL, number 934, page 12, photo caption
Examples of reconnect in a sentence
- Don't switch it on yet – wait until I've reconnected the pump.
- My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
- Reconnect and bring the presence of your spirit animal into your ordinary, everyday affairs.
Forms of reconnect
| third-person singular present | reconnects |
|---|---|
| present participle | reconnecting |
| past participle | reconnected |
| past | reconnected |
Origin of reconnect
From re- + connect.
Words formed from reconnect
Words that rhyme with reconnect
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- respect
- deflect
- dissect
- expect
- redirect
- suspect
- correct
- defect
- disconnect
- infect
- inflect
- neglect
- resurrect
- unchecked
- abject
- bisect
- deject
- deselect
- genuflect
- incorrect
- inspect
- interject
- introspect
- object
- sect
- wrecked
- conject
- convect
- decked
- detect
- elect
- intersect
- necked
- perfect
- prospect
- protect
- recollect
- select
- subject
- trisect
- bandreject
- cathect
- cobra effect
- counterobject
- despect
- disinfect
- disject
- disrespect
Questions about reconnect
- What does reconnect mean?
- Reconnect means to connect again or differently.
- What part of speech is reconnect?
- Reconnect is a verb.
- How do you pronounce reconnect?
- Reconnect is pronounced /ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/.
- What is the past tense of reconnect?
- The past tense of reconnect is reconnected.
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