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RESET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: resetting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Device for resetting instruments or controls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("reset" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Meronyms (parts of "reset"):

reset button (a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism)

Derivation:

reset (set to zero)

reset (set anew)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adjust again after an initial failure

Synonyms:

readjust; reset

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "reset" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Set to zero

Example:

reset instruments and dials

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "reset" is one way to...):

set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reset (device for resetting instruments or controls)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Set anew

Example:

They re-set the date on the clock

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "reset" is one way to...):

define; determine; fix; limit; set; specify (decide upon or fix definitely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reset (device for resetting instruments or controls)

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