reset

[verb ree-set; noun ree-set]

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verb (used with object), re·set, re·set·ting.

to set again: to reset an alarm clock; to reset a broken bone.
to set, adjust, or fix in a new or different way: to reset priorities; to reset prices.
to illegally set back the odometer on (an auto or other vehicle) to a lower reading: a used-car dealer charged with resetting his cars.

verb (used without object), re·set, re·set·ting.

to become set again: The alarm bell resets automatically.

noun

an act or instance of setting again.
an act or instance of setting, adjusting, or fixing something in a new or different way: A reset of relations between the two countries may be impossible. Company executives recognized the need for a reset in their business.
something that is set again.
a plant that is replanted.
a device used in resetting an instrument or control mechanism.

Origin of reset

First recorded in 1645–55; re- + set

Related formsre·set·ta·ble, adjectivere·set·ter, noun

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Examples from the Web for reset

Contemporary Examples

As one national Republican strategist told The Daily Beast, the race “reset” when Moulton won the primary in September.
The GOP’s Great Gay Hope Hits Trouble
Ben Jacobs
October 30, 2014
“A referendum on self-determination is necessary to reset the relationship between Catalonia and Spain,” according to the site.
Europe’s Secession Panic
Barbie Latza Nadeau
September 18, 2014
Then he realized that he had hit button to reset all terminals, located right next to the button to reset one terminal.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories
Tim Mak
September 8, 2014
“It was like a reset…I could have my vacation away from Chris,” she says.
The Woman Stuck in a Navy SEAL's Body
Nina Strochlic
September 4, 2014
A week later, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—part of the same universe—had no choice but to pick up the pieces and hit the reset button.
How ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Finally Found Its Way
Jason Lynch
May 14, 2014

Historical Examples

Some of the diamonds had been reset, and she wore them at various official functions.
The White Lie
William Le Queux
That will make no difference to the owner, as I shall have it reset at my own expense.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
These are yours; I saved them from the fire that day you behaved so rudely to them, and have had them reset.
Molly Bawn
Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
The men were endeavoring to reset the switch for the main line contact.
The Daughter of a Magnate
Frank H. Spearman
The men were again called, and together they reset all the head canvas.
Labrador Days
Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

British Dictionary definitions for reset

reset¹

verb (riːˈsɛt) -sets, -setting or -set (tr)

to set again (a broken bone, matter in type, a gemstone, etc)
to restore (a gauge, dial, etc) to zero
Also: clear to restore (the contents of a register or similar device) in a computer system to zero

noun (ˈriːˌsɛt)

the act or an instance of setting again
a thing that is set again
a plant that has been recently transplanted
a device for resetting instruments, controls, etc

Derived Formsresetter, noun

reset²

verb (riːˈsɛt) -sets, -setting or -set

to receive or handle goods knowing they have been stolen

noun (ˈriːˌsɛt)

the receiving of stolen goods

Derived Formsresetter, noun

Word Origin

C14: from Old French receter, from Latin receptāre, from recipere to receive

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Word Origin and History for reset

v.

also re-set, 1650s, "place (a gem) in a new setting," from re- + set (v.). Related: Resetting. Meaning "cause a device to return to a former condition" is from 1847; intransitive sense from 1897. As a noun, from 1847.

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Examples from the Web for reset

Contemporary Examples

As one national Republican strategist told The Daily Beast, the race “reset” when Moulton won the primary in September.

“A referendum on self-determination is necessary to reset the relationship between Catalonia and Spain,” according to the site.

Then he realized that he had hit button to reset all terminals, located right next to the button to reset one terminal.

“It was like a reset…I could have my vacation away from Chris,” she says.

A week later, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—part of the same universe—had no choice but to pick up the pieces and hit the reset button.

Historical Examples

Some of the diamonds had been reset, and she wore them at various official functions.

That will make no difference to the owner, as I shall have it reset at my own expense.

These are yours; I saved them from the fire that day you behaved so rudely to them, and have had them reset.

The men were endeavoring to reset the switch for the main line contact.

The men were again called, and together they reset all the head canvas.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for reset

v.

Origin of reset

reset¹

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