Reset

Quick meaning: Reset is a verb meaning To set back to the initial state.

Meaning

To set back to the initial state.

More Meanings

1. To set to zero.
2. (transitive) To adjust; to set or position differently.
3. (also figurative) The act of resetting to the initial state.
4. The act of setting to zero.
5. A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something.
6. (typography) That which is reset; printed matter set up again.

Example Sentences

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With the Hormone Reset you'll learn how to reset your weight, nutrition, hormones, and habitual patterns, from cell to soul; […]

On older PCs, a BIOS reset can set the default video output to the motherboard when your monitor is plugged into a PCIe graphics card.

That is why I have called for a ‘reset’ in relations between the United States and Russia. This must be more than a fresh start between the Kremlin and the White House, though that is important.

Word Forms

• resets
• resetting
• ressett
• resetted

Synonyms for reset

Depending on context, synonyms include zeroize, zeroization, readjust.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include readjust, restart, reconstitute, rebuild, rebalance, reintroduce.

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