begin again

Return to zero

To begin again is to start over after an interruption, failure, or ending.

The phrase implies a reset—returning to the starting point rather than continuing from where you left off: After the divorce, she moved to a new city to begin again.

It often carries undertones of hope or determination: The fire destroyed everything, but we'll begin again.

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retry · clean slate · rebirth · reimagine · renewal · phoenix · reinvent · reestablish · new leaf · mulligan · recover · reinitialize · tabula rasa · blank canvas · back to square one · from scratch · ground zero · redesign

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Opposites
continuation vs. restart

begin againcontinue

Go on without stopping

keep going · carry on · proceed · press on · move forward

cessation vs. resumption

begin againstop

Cease all motion

quit · give up · cease · end · terminate

completion vs. repetition

begin againfinish

Bring to completion

complete · conclude · wrap up · finalize · see it through

Family

begin, again, beginning, begun, beginner, began, begins, beginnings, beginners

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G