RESET (resetting)

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Irregular inflected form: resetting   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does reset mean? 

• RESET (noun)
  The noun RESET has 1 sense:

1. device for resetting instruments or controls

  Familiarity information: RESET used as a noun is very rare.

• RESET (verb)
  The verb RESET has 3 senses:

1. set anew

2. set to zero

3. adjust again after an initial failure

  Familiarity information: RESET used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Device for resetting instruments or controls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("reset" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Meronyms (parts of "reset"):

reset button (a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism)

Derivation:

reset (set to zero)

reset (set anew)

• RESET (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they reset    ... he / she / it resets   
Past simple: reset   
Past participle: reset   
-ing form: resetting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set anew

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

They re-set the date on the clock

Hypernyms (to "reset" is one way to...):

define; determine; fix; limit; set; specify (decide upon or fix definitely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reset (device for resetting instruments or controls)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Set to zero

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

reset instruments and dials

Hypernyms (to "reset" is one way to...):

set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reset (device for resetting instruments or controls)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Adjust again after an initial failure

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

readjust; reset

Hypernyms (to "reset" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

These mice were given a course of antibiotics to “reset” their microbiome.

(Researchers connect brain blood vessel lesions to intestinal bacteria, NIH)

The tempests, which can grow into bright bands that encircle the entire planet, are on a natural timer that is reset by each subsequent storm.

(Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums, NASA)

The goal of this treatment is to “reset” the immune system so that it will cease attacking the central nervous system.

(Immune System Reset May Halt Multiple Sclerosis Progression, NIH)

The doctors returned the stem cells to the participants to rebuild and reset their immune systems.

(Stem cell transplants may halt progression of multiple sclerosis, NIH)

Briefly disabling the SPG can disrupt and reset the headache circuit, breaking a cycle of severe migraines and reducing the need for medication.

(Innovative Treatment Offers Relief to Children with Frequent Migraine Headaches, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A smile flickered over the dark face of the servant, but his features reset themselves instantly into their usual mask of respectful observance.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Duties include accepts/rejects membership to an account, assigns and edits access permissions and resets/revokes user passwords.

(Account Administrator, NCI Thesaurus)