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reconnecting

reconnecting is the present participle and gerund of reconnect.

Meaning of reconnect

Verb

reconnect (third-person singular simple present reconnects, present participle reconnecting, simple past and past participle reconnected)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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
    1. (ambitransitive, intransitive) 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

Questions about reconnecting

What is reconnecting the present participle and gerund of?
Reconnecting is the present participle and gerund of reconnect.

Words near reconnecting in the dictionary

  1. reconnaissances in force
  2. reconnaître
  3. reconnect
  4. reconnectable
  5. reconnected
  6. reconnecting
  7. reconnection
  8. reconnections
  9. reconnective
  10. reconnectivity
  11. reconnector

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