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# reset

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

«reset» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To reset means to set a machine, device or counter back to its starting state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#m1)
2. To reset a password, clock or alarm means to set it again or change it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#m2)
3. To reset a broken bone means to put it back in the right place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#m3)
4. A reset is a fresh start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#x1)
- I forgot my password, so I had to reset it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#x2)
- Dad reset the clock after the power cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#x3)
- The doctor reset the broken bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#x4)
- Press the reset button on the router. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#x5)
- After the argument, we took a break to reset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reset» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reset/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reset» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reset.html) on Mova free.