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[ verb ree-set ; noun ree -set ] SHOW IPA
/ verb riˈsɛt; noun ˈriˌsɛt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of reset First recorded in 1645–55; re- + set
OTHER WORDS FROM reset re·set·ta·ble, adjective re·set·ter, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for reset Beck copped to reset ting the computer system, and was fired.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories | Tim Mak| September 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The security issue is where reset ting relations carries the most potential weight.
Obama's Latest Foreign Slip | Leslie H. Gelb| August 17, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Reset ting short trap-lines, he waited for the "break-up" with tranquil mind, for his cache groaned with meat.
The Whelps of the Wolf | George Marsh
Satisfied on this point, he finished the reset ting quickly and tried again.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde | Stewart Edward White
Arcot had awakened before the others and had turned on the drive after reset ting their course.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
Reset ting the traps, we returned to camp to take off the skins and dress them.
With Axe and Rifle | W.H.G. Kingston
This obviates the necessity for reset ting, which can hardly be done without some error.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for reset (1 of 2) 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
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Derived forms of reset resetter , noun British Dictionary definitions for reset (2 of 2) verb (riːˈsɛt ) -sets , -setting or -set to receive or handle goods knowing they have been stolen
noun (ˈriːˌsɛt ) the receiving of stolen goods
Derived forms of reset resetter , noun Word Origin for reset C14: from Old French receter , from Latin receptāre , from recipere to receive
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