reset

== English == === Etymology 1 === From re- +‎ set. ==== Pronunciation ==== (verb): IPA(key): /ɹiːˈsɛt/ (noun): IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.sɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt ==== Verb ==== reset (third-person singular simple present resets, present participle resetting, simple past and past participle reset) To set back to the initial state. To set to zero. Synonym: (nonstandard) zeroize (transitive) To adjust; to set or position differently. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== reset (plural resets) (also figurative) The act of resetting to the initial state. Coordinate term: reboot The act of setting to zero. Synonym: zeroization A device, such as a button or switch, for resetting something. (typography) That which is reset; printed matter set up again. The cleaning and tidying of one's home. [5] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → German: Reset → Japanese: リセット (risetto) → Polish: reset → Portuguese: reset → Spanish: reset ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Middle Scots resett, from Early Scots reset, from Anglo-Norman recet (noun), recetter (verb), from Latin receptus (noun), receptāre (verb). Compare receipt. ==== Alternative forms ==== ressett ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɛt/, /ɹəˈsɛt/ ==== Noun ==== reset (plural resets) (Scots law) The crime of knowingly and dishonestly receiving stolen goods, or harbouring an outlaw. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== reset (third-person singular simple present resets, present participle resetting, simple past and past participle resetted) (Scots law) To receive and hide (stolen goods, or a criminal, etc.) ===== Related terms ===== resetter === References === “Reset”, in Scottish Legislation, 20 December 2022 (last accessed): “To establish the crime of reset, it is essential to prove guilty knowledge that the property has been dishonestly obtained.” “The rise of the reset: 'Thousands watch me clean my home each day'”, in BBC, 5 April 2025 (last accessed): “... as part of a popular social media trend known as a "reset."” === Anagrams === Ester, Steer, Trees, ester, estre, re-est., reest, retes, seter, steer, stere, teers, teres, terse, trees == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== reset (Early Scots) alternative form of recet === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== reset (Early Scots, Staffordshire) alternative form of recetten == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English reset. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.sɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛsɛt Syllabification: re‧set === Noun === reset m inan (computing) reset (device, such as a button or switch, for resetting a computer) Synonym: restart ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “reset”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[7] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “reset”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[8] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English reset. === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈzɛ.t(ʃ)(i)/ === Noun === reset m (plural resets) reset (button) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English reset. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riˈset/ [riˈset̪] Rhymes: -et === Noun === reset m (plural resets) (computing) reset, restart ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === See also === restart