reload

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled re-load

US /riˈloʊd/ UK /riːˈləʊd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to load again, as a weapon, vehicle, or web page

Try to reload the page if the images fail to appear.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to load again, as a weapon,... recharge refillrearmresetrefresh

Opposites

unload

Word family

Derived forms reloadablereloader

Related forms load unload overload

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Proverbs (1)

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Don't retreat, reload

Etymology

From re- ('again') + load, the latter from Old English hladan ('to load, heap'), of Germanic origin.

re- Latin hladan Old English *hlaþaną Proto-Germanic

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# reload

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /riˈloʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /riːˈləʊd/

## Meanings
1. to load again, as a weapon, vehicle, or web page

## Examples
- Try to reload the page if the images fail to appear.

## Synonyms
- recharge
- refill
- rearm
- reset
- refresh

## Antonyms
- unload

## Derived Forms
- reloadable
- reloader

## Related Forms
- load
- unload
- overload

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: hladan
- Root: *hlaþaną

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + load, the latter from Old English hladan ('to load, heap'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Reload comes from re- ('again') + load, the latter from Old English hladan ('to load, heap'), of Germanic origin. The historical chain includes Latin re-, Old English hladan, and Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną. Older glosses in the chain include "again" and "to load, heap", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, reload is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English verb and noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb and noun, with the sense "to load again, as a weapon, vehicle, or web page". English derivatives include reloadable and reloader; related forms include load, unload, and overload. The result is an English verb and noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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