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# restorative

adjective (restorative); noun (a restorative, restoratives — old)

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

## Everyday

1. Something restorative makes you feel healthy, strong or calm again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#m1)
2. (school, law) Restorative ways of dealing with wrongdoing bring the person who did harm and the person harmed together to talk, put things right and mend the relationship, rather than only punishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#m2)
3. (old) A restorative is a drink or medicine that gives you strength back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#m3)

### In the lessons

In many schools «restorative conversations» or «restorative justice» replace plain punishment after a fight or bullying: both sides talk about what happened, how it felt and how to make it right. In health and everyday talk a walk, a sleep or a cup of tea can be restorative. Phrases: «restorative justice», «restorative practice», «a restorative sleep».

### Examples

- A long sleep can be very restorative after a busy week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#x1)
- The walk by the sea was restorative for Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#x2)
- After the fight, the teacher held a restorative meeting with both boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#x3)
- Restorative justice lets the victim tell the offender how the crime hurt them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#x4)
- In our school we use restorative questions: What happened? Who was hurt? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#x5)
- The nurse gave him a hot sweet drink as a restorative. (old-fashioned) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restorative/#x6)

### Note

Comes from «restore» (to put back as it was). Stress on «stor»: re-STOR-a-tive. It is mostly an adjective; the noun use is old-fashioned. Restorative does not mean «no consequences»: the wrongdoer must still face what they did and help put it right.

## On Mova

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