reboot
verb/ˌriːˈbuːt/
/ˌriːˈbuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reboot | /ˌriːˈbuːt/ /ˌriːˈbuːt/ |
| he / she / it reboots | /ˌriːˈbuːts/ /ˌriːˈbuːts/ |
| past simple rebooted | /ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/ /ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/ |
| past participle rebooted | /ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/ /ˌriːˈbuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form rebooting | /ˌriːˈbuːtɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈbuːtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] reboot (something) (computing) if you reboot a computer or it reboots, you switch it off and then start it again immediatelyTopics Computersc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryReboot is used with these nouns as the object:
- computer
- system
- [transitive] reboot something to make something, especially a series of films or TV programmes, start again or become successful again
- This film is the producer's second attempt to reboot the franchise.
- The government is desperately trying to reboot the country's economy.
- The talented boxer is trying to reboot his career following his recovery from injury.
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