reset

Word parts

re- + set

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /riːˈsɛt/

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Verb

Plain form reset

Third-person singular resets

Past tense reset

Past participle reset

Present participle resetting

1. If you reset something you change it back to the way it started. You set it to the beginning again.

   The timer doesn't work right and I have to reset it every day; it's a pain.

2. The past tense and past participle of reset.

   I reset the VCR last week, so it should be working properly now.

   Have you ever reset this clock? I don't know how to do it.

Related words

• set