reset

«reset» in Mova's school dictionary: to set a machine, device or counter back to its starting… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (reset, resets, reset, resetting); noun (a reset, resets)

meaning for a pupil

1) To reset means to set a machine, device or counter back to its starting state. tree →

2) To reset a password, clock or alarm means to set it again or change it. tree →

3) To reset a broken bone means to put it back in the right place. tree →

4) A reset is a fresh start. tree →

sense in the lessons

Technology: reset a device to fix a problem, reset a stopwatch to zero in a science experiment, reset a forgotten password. Health: a doctor resets a broken bone. Well-being: a calm break can be a reset. Phrases: reset to zero, reset the password, press reset, factory reset.

examples

• Reset the stopwatch to zero before each race. tree →
• I forgot my password, so I had to reset it. tree →
• Dad reset the clock after the power cut. tree →
• The doctor reset the broken bone. tree →
• Press the reset button on the router. tree →
• After the argument, we took a break to reset. tree →

note

Irregular: past is also reset (not «resetted»); -ing: resetting (double t). In experiments, always reset measuring tools to zero before you start, or your numbers will be wrong.

In the corpora

• Ben in Austin pressed the reset button every time he was losing a video game with his friend Luis.
• Real bodies bruise, bones break, heads that hit floors can be badly hurt, and nothing resets.
• Only adults reset a trip, and if it keeps tripping, an electrician checks it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reset» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.