reconnect

re·con·nect
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/ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/

verb

To connect again or differently.

OriginEnglish connect ← Latin connectō ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person reconnects · participle present reconnecting · participle past reconnected · past reconnected

  1. ambitransitiveTo 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. ambitransitiveintransitiveTo 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Latinnectō
  12. Latincōnectō
  13. Latinconnectō
  14. Englishconnect
  15. Englishreconnect

From re- + connect.

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Translations

Finnish yhdistää uudelleen
  • yhdistää uudelleenconnect again or differently
French reconnecter
  • reconnecterconnect again or differently
Italian ricollegare, riconnettere
  • ricollegareconnect again or differently
  • riconnettereconnect again or differently
  • ricongiungereconnect again or differently
Japanese 再会する
  • 再会する (saikai suru)reunite (with someone)
Russian воссоединиться
  • воссоединиться (vossojedinitʹsja)reunite (with someone)
Spanish reconectar
  • reconectarconnect again or differently

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reconnect

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Anagrams

concentre
Cite this entry
APA

reconnect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconnect

MLA

“reconnect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconnect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconnect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconnect.

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