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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Related Words for resetting

repair, restoration, rehabilitation, reorganization, immigrate, uproot, emigrate, remove, graft, reset, reboot, reorganize, revamp, readjust, reconstruct, rework, reposition, reshuffle, conversion, reformation

Examples from the Web for resetting

Contemporary Examples of resetting

Beck copped to resetting the computer system, and was fired.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories
Tim Mak
September 8, 2014
The security issue is where resetting relations carries the most potential weight.
Obama's Latest Foreign Slip
Leslie H. Gelb
August 17, 2009

Historical Examples of resetting

Resetting the traps, we returned to camp to take off the skins and dress them.
With Axe and Rifle
W.H.G. Kingston
"It's the panbread," he says, with the air of one who sweeps the board for a resetting of the pieces.
The Helpers
Francis Lynde
They had seen him, too, resetting his snares upon the edges of the nests.
The Secret Trails
Charles G. D. Roberts
It is then ready for resetting or stowing away for next season's work.
Natural and Artificial Duck Culture
James Rankin
All these stones want polishing, and many of them resetting.
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
Mary Cholmondeley

British Dictionary definitions for resetting

reset

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

reset

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 for reset

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

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Word Origin and History for resetting

reset

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.