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restorerestore /rɪˈstɔr/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYrestoreOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare to renew, rebuild VERB TABLErestore |
Present | I, you, we, they | restore | | he, she, it | restores | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | restored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have restored | | he, she, it | has restored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had restored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will restore | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have restored |
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Present | I | am restoring | | he, she, it | is restoring | | you, we, they | are restoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was restoring | | you, we, they | were restoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been restoring | | he, she, it | has been restoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been restoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be restoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been restoring |
► restore hope/confidence/calm etc. The legislature wants to restore the public’s confidence in the economy. ► restore peace/order/discipline etc. The National Guard could not immediately restore order. ► restore somebody’s sight/hearing etc. Can the operation restore his hearing? ► restored to its former glory The 17th-century house has been restored to its former glory (=made as beautiful as it first was). ► restore somebody to power/the throne (=make someone president, king, or queen again after a period when they have not been in power) THESAURUS to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working► repair to bring something back to good condition after it has been damaged or broken, or make something work again after it has stopped working: The roof needs to be repaired. It will cost millions to repair the damage caused by the fire. ► fix fix means the same as repair but sounds more informal: Someone’s coming to fix the washing machine. ► mend to repair a hole in something, especially a piece of clothing: She was mending a pair of jeans. ► renovate to repair a building or furniture so that it is in good condition again: They recently renovated their kitchen, and it looks great. ► restore to repair something so that it looks like it did when it was first made or built: The city restored the theater with private funds. ► service to examine a machine or vehicle and repair it if necessary: I need to take the car in to get it serviced. ► rebuild to build something again, after it has been damaged or destroyed: This government aid will help rebuild homes damaged by the storm. ► recondition to repair a machine so that it can be sold again: The website sells reconditioned printers at discount prices. 1a)FORMER SITUATION to make a good state, condition, ability, feeling, etc. start to exist again: Utility companies worked for hours to restore power supplies.restore hope/confidence/calm etc. The legislature wants to restore the public’s confidence in the economy.restore peace/order/discipline etc. The National Guard could not immediately restore order.restore somebody’s sight/hearing etc. Can the operation restore his hearing? b)restore somebody/something to something to make someone or something be in the good condition he, she, or it was in during an earlier period of time: The 17th-century house has been restored to its former glory (=made as beautiful as it first was).restore somebody to power/the throne (=make someone president, king, or queen again after a period when they have not been in power)2REPAIR to repair an old building, piece of furniture, painting, etc. so that it is in its original condition: She’s restoring her grandmother’s antique dresser.► see thesaurus at repair13BRING BACK A LAW to bring back a law, tax, right, etc.: a campaign to restore the death penalty4GIVE something BACK law to give back to someone something that was lost or taken away: restore something to somebody The treaty restored the island of Okinawa to Japan.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare to renew, rebuild] |