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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"I haven't slept since this tragedy happened. I post pleas for help, for donations, I reconnect people. Everything is needed and I get thousands of messages," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The cell then relies on a repair mechanism called non-homologous end joining to reconnect the damaged DNA ends.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
More than a third were helped to reconnect with family members.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
In holding up a mirror to the healthcare system, showrunner R. Scott Gemmill also wanted to explore the linguistic diversity of its practitioners, allowing his actors of color to reconnect with their mother tongues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Lunar Lander needed to be able to blast off from the moon and reconnect with the mother ship for the trip back to Earth.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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