reconnect

verb

re·​con·​nect (ˌ)rē-kə-ˈnekt How to pronounce reconnect (audio)
reconnected; reconnecting; reconnects
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transitive + intransitive

: to connect again
The project … is reconnecting a road that was buried after a massive landslide …—Juan Reyes
The organization also hosts family workshops that allow returning servicemen and women to reconnect with their children through woodworking projects such as bird houses.—Deborah Sullivan Brennan

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Chefs say the effort reconnects them with their purpose of care and hospitality. — Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2026 Surrounded by the healing landscape of the Sonoran Desert, the luxe getaway has welcomed travelers seeking to put aside digital overload and other overwhelming stimuli in order to reconnect with the best versions of themselves. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 The serial killer drama sees retired detective Pete Willis (Robert De Niro) investigate the kidnapping of his grandson Jake (Acston Luca Porto) while trying to reconnect with his estranged son Tom (Adam Scott). — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 Might be nice to reconnect; might also be absolutely diabolical running into each other in the crisps aisle at Waitrose. — Lauren O’Neill, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconnect

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reconnect was in 1700

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