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{
"term": "restore",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "restore",
"heSheIt": "restores"
},
"pastSimple": "restored",
"pastParticiple": "restored",
"ingForm": "restoring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to bring back a situation or feeling that existed before",
"sensetop": "restore somethingrestore something to somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The measures are intended to **restore** public **confidence** in the economy.",
"contextForm": "restore something"
},
{
"text": "**Order was** quickly **restored** after the riots."
},
{
"text": "Such kindness restores your faith in human nature *(= makes you believe most people are kind)*."
},
{
"text": "The operation restored his sight *(= made him able to see again)*."
},
{
"text": "**Peace has** now **been restored** to the area.",
"contextForm": "restore something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "Full diplomatic relations have now been restored."
},
{
"text": "Troops were sent to the area to restore order."
},
{
"text": "We need to restore public confidence in the industry."
},
{
"text": "an attempt to restore the company's finances"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["quickly", "soon"],
"verb + restore": ["need to", "attempt to", "seek to"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to restore something",
"an effort to restore something",
"be aimed at restoring something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to bring somebody/something back to a former condition, place or position",
"sensetop": "restore somebody/something to something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He is now fully restored to health."
},
{
"text": "We hope to **restore** the garden **to its former glory** *(= make it as beautiful as it used to be)*."
},
{
"text": "This cream claims to restore your skin to its youthful condition."
},
{
"text": "She was now restored to health and ready to go back to work."
},
{
"text": "The army restored him to the throne."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally",
"sensetop": "restore something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her job is restoring old paintings."
},
{
"text": "The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built."
},
{
"text": "The train has been restored to full working order."
},
{
"text": "The interior has recently been extensively restored."
},
{
"text": "The buildings have now been restored to their former glory."
},
{
"text": "The film has been digitally restored and remastered."
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings", "Art"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "fully", "partially"],
"preposition": ["to"],
"phrases": [
"newly restored",
"recently restored",
"restore something to its former glory"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to bring a law, tradition, way of working, etc. back into use",
"sensetop": "restore something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to restore ancient traditions"
},
{
"text": "Some people argue that the death penalty should be restored."
}
],
"synonyms": "reintroduce"
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to give something that was lost or stolen back to somebody",
"sensetop": "restore something (to somebody/something)",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔː(r)/",
"audio": "re/restore/restore__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːz/",
"audio": "re/restore/restores__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːd/",
"audio": "re/restore/restored__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/restore/restoring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːr/",
"audio": "re/restore/restore__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːrz/",
"audio": "re/restore/restores__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːrd/",
"audio": "re/restore/restored__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/restore/restoring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’."
}