restarts

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of restart.

   The software automatically restarts after installing an update.

   He restarts the negotiations every time talks break down.

   Note

   Here the -s does one job: it marks agreement with a singular subject, so the software restarts but the machines restart. The verb works with or without an object. He restarts the talks takes one, and the server restarts on its own does not. With computers it means the same as reboots.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of restart.

   Frequent restarts of the server pointed to a deeper hardware fault.

   The race was marred by two restarts after early collisions.

   Note

   Each restart counts as one fresh beginning, so the noun takes the regular -s plural: two restarts, frequent restarts. The same spelling also serves the present-tense verb, and the sentence decides which one you are reading. A number or determiner in front, as in several restarts, signals the noun. A singular subject in front, as in it restarts, signals the verb.

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