reconnect
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
Explanation
To fasten or join something together again is to reconnect. You can reconnect two pieces of model train track that have come apart — or reconnect with a friend you haven't seen in years! When things that were previously connected detach from each other, they can sometimes reconnect. If you lose your internet connection in a windstorm, you may have to wait for the cable company to reconnect you. And if you track down your best friend from kindergarten and you may get to reconnect with him, reestablishing your relationship. In both cases, you're renewing a connection that had been lost.
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Example Sentences
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Wary and watchful, Pete wants to reconnect with his son, but he has carried his own grief and fury for so long that they have become more shield than catalyst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
For Emirati researcher Mohammed Baharoon, who heads the Dubai Public Policy Research Center, the UAE move comes "after various attempts to reconnect Iran after the war".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"But then these lines reconnect and the Sun replenishes the lost energy back within hours," he adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The real measure of effectiveness is whether the intervention forces the market to reconnect the yen’s level against the dollar to the interest rate gap between the U.S. and Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Gallup, he would have reception and could reconnect with the world.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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