restore
Syllables: re·storeUK/ɹɪˈstɔː//ɹɪˈstoɹ/
restore verb: to reestablish, or bring back into existence.
Verb
restore (third-person singular simple present restores, present participle restoring, simple past and past participle restored)
- To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
- to restore harmony among those who are at variance
- He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.
- To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
- and his hand was restored whole as the other1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark iii:5
- our fortune restored after the severest afflictions1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
- To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
- Now therefore restore the man his wife.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis xx:7
- Loss of Eden, till one greater man / Restore us, and regain the blissful seat.1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- To give in place of, or as restitution for.
- He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus xxii:1
- To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
- There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.
- To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
- To make good; to make amends for.
- But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, / All losses are restored, and sorrows end.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 30”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
Noun
restore (plural restores)
- The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.
- We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.
restore meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
restore in Hindi
- to reestablish, or bring back into existence
- बहाल करना bahāl karnā
restore in Tamil
- மீட்டெடு, குணமாக்கு, பழுதுபார், திருப்பிக் கொடு
restore in Marathi
- पुनर्संचयित करा
restore in Urdu
- بحال کرنا, درست کرنا, پھیر دینا, ٹھیک کرنا
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- restore in Bengali
- প্রত্যর্পণ করা, পুনরূদ্ধার করা, পুনরানয়ন করা, ক্ষতিপূরণ করা
- restore in Telugu
- బాగుచేయు bāgucēyu, కుదురుచు kudurucu
- restore in Malayalam
- പൂർവ്വസ്ഥിതിയിലാക്കുക, വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക, തിരിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കുക, പുനഃസ്ഥാപിക്കുക
- restore in Kannada
- ಪುನಃಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ, ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿಸು, ಮತ್ತೆ ಮೊದಲು ಮಾಡು, ಹಿಂದಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಮಾಡು
- restore in Gujarati
- પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરો, પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરવા
- restore in Odia
- ପୁନରୁଦ୍ଧାର କରନ୍ତୁ, ପୁନରୁଦ୍ଧାର କରିବା
- restore in Sanskrit
- व्यवस्था vyavasthā
- restore in Nepali
- पुनर्स्थापना गर्ने, पुनर्स्थापना गर्नुहोस्
- restore in Arabic
- اِسْتَعَادَ istaʕāda
- restore in Vietnamese
- khôi phục, phục hồi
Examples of restore in a sentence
- The father banish;d virtue shall restore.1697, Virgil, “Tityrus and Meliboeus”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […]...
- The plain appears like paradiſe reſtored, where the proud cypreſs and tall arreca ſeem walking by the margin of the paſſing ſtream.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et...
Synonyms of restore
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Forms of restore
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | restores |
| present participle | restoring |
| past participle | restored |
| past | restored |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | restorest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | restoredst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | restoreth |
| Noun | |
| plural | restores |
Origin of restore
From Middle English restoren, from Old French restorer, from Latin rēstaurāre. By surface analysis, re- + store.
Words formed from restore
Words that rhyme with restore
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Questions about restore
- What does restore mean?
- Restore means to reestablish, or bring back into existence.
- What is restore in Hindi?
- Restore in Hindi is बहाल करना (bahāl karnā). See Restore meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use restore in a sentence?
- The father banish;d virtue shall restore.
- What part of speech is restore?
- Restore can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce restore?
- Restore is pronounced /ɹɪˈstɔː/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of restore?
- The past tense of restore is restored.
Words near restore in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: restore (page history and authors); restore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restore (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); restore (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restore (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కుదురుచు (Telugu) (page history and authors); restore (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restore (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restore (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); restore (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); व्यवस्था (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); restore (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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