reset
/ɹiːˈsɛt/ verb B2- To set back to the initial state.
- To set to zero.
- To adjust; to set or position differently.
He/she/it resets · Past reset · Past participle reset · -ing form resetting
Verb forms
- Base form
- reset
- He/she/it
- resets
- Past
- reset
- Past participle
- reset
- -ing form
- resetting
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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On November 18, 1883, station clocks across the country were reset.
They predictably reset with every single new search, erasing the digital footprints of our previous excursions without a second thought.
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