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to reconnect

to reconnect

86 3.7
Join things or people again after they were apart
  • verb
  • /ˌriːkəˈnɛkt/
translation icon : reconectar
  • It's important to reconnect with family members after spending so much time away.
  • help reconnect
  • a way to reconnect
  • reconnect with the self

And I want to realign and reconnect with that, if that makes sense.

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Examples

  • It's been great to reconnect with them anyway.

  • I see two important elements to the process of reconnecting our lives: God and community.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Your mom said you and I need to reconnect a little bit better.

  • We want to reconnect, Jake.

  • Yeah, you have to reconnect with your own emotions.

  • It's very important for humanity to reconnect to our ancestors.

  • My ex and I met four years ago as friends and reconnected last winter.

  • But this is the hour of healing, of reconnecting with the natural, positive forces all around you.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Last year, work began on a new park designed to reconnect Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania residents with the Allegheny River.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Only Jesus remained an exuberant witness to her life: she reconnected with her church, and it provided community.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

to get in touch
vsto reconnect
155 2.3

Contact someone after not talking for a while

covers many reconnection types beyond merely communicating with another person
to reunite
vsto reconnect
138 3.2

To bring people or things back together after being apart

is similar but also includes reconnecting through communication or repair
to rejoin
vsto reconnect
70 3.5

Come back together with someone or something after being apart

is wider, covering both physical joining and restoring emotional connections
to reestablish
vsto reconnect
37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

focuses on restoring connections specifically rather than re-creating things broadly
to rekindle
vsto reconnect
33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

refers to reconnecting people or things rather than reawakening emotions
to reattach
vsto reconnect
22 3.7

Fasten something again after it comes loose

covers the same reconnection idea but also includes people or abstract ties
to reengage
vsto reconnect
4 4.0

Begin being involved again after a break

emphasizes restoring a link itself rather than resuming involvement or duty
to relink
vsto reconnect
1 4.1

To connect something again after it was disconnected, for example a cable or account

is broader, applying to people, things, and relationships rather than only links
to recouple
vsto reconnect
1 5.6

Connect parts again after they have been separated

is more general and applies beyond mechanical joining to social bonds
to reconverge
vsto reconnect
7.8

To meet again after being apart

is similar but also covers restoring individual relationships or connections
to recontact
vsto reconnect
  • Specialized
5.3

To join two parts again so an electrical or mechanical connection works

is broader, also meaning restoring social contact or relationships
to rekindle friendship
vsto reconnect
4.3

To become friends again after time apart

is broader and applies to any relationship or physical reconnection

Antonyms

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

How Connected

to reunite
138 3.2
to reconnect
86 3.7
to contact
2.5
to reach out
338 2.7

Surface Forms

reconnect infinitive
reconnected past participle
reconnecting present participle
reconnects third person singular

Morphology

reconnect = connect (transparent) = re + connect

The meaning is a straightforward repetition or restoration of the action of connecting.

Etymology

Reconnect comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and connect meaning 'to join' or 'bring together'. So to reconnect is to 'join again', like plugging a cable back in or getting back in touch with a friend.