restore

«restore» in Mova's school dictionary: to repair it so that it looks or works as it did when it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (restore, restores, restored, restoring)

meaning for a pupil

1) To restore something means to repair it so that it looks or works as it did when it was new. tree →

2) To restore means to bring back something that was lost, like peace, power or health. tree →

3) To restore something to a person means to give it back. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and art: restore old buildings and paintings. In technology: restore a computer or backup. In everyday life: power was restored after the storm. Phrases: restore order, restore power, restore to health, fully restored.

examples

• Workers restored the old castle. tree →
• Electricity was restored after the storm. tree →
• The teacher restored order in the noisy class. tree →
• Rest and food restored his strength. tree →
• The stolen painting was restored to the museum. tree →
• Dad restored an old bike for me. tree →
• The princess, too, was restored to life. tree →

note

Noun: restoration. Similar: repair, renew, bring back. In maths: if a bank balance is restored, it goes back to its earlier amount.

In the corpora

• The number is unknown and disputed, the government says it restored order, and the event is not openly discussed in mainland China.
• Supporters say it restored order, critics say it cut freedoms; views are strongly divided.
• And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
• If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;
• and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.'

Trees and pragmatics

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