I will restore the man's wallet to him after we lock the thief up.
•His wallet was restored to him by a police officer.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
restore — re‧store [rɪˈstɔː ǁ ɔːr] verb [transitive] 1. to make something return to its former level or condition: • The government s first task will be to restore the economy. restore something to something • a bid to restore the company to profitability… … Financial and business terms
restore */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈstɔː(r)] / US [rɪˈstɔr] verb [transitive] Word forms restore : present tense I/you/we/they restore he/she/it restores present participle restoring past tense restored past participle restored 1) to cause a particular situation to exist… … English dictionary
restore — re|store [ rı stɔr ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to cause a particular situation to exist again, especially a positive one: By Sunday, electricity had been restored. restore order/peace/calm: The lesson continued when order had been restored.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
restore — 1 *renew, refresh, rejuvenate, renovate, refurbish Analogous words: save, reclaim, redeem, *rescue: reform, revise, amend (see CORRECT vb): *recover, regain, retrieve, recoup, recruit 2 Restore, revive, revivify, resuscitate can all mean to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
restore — re|store W3 [rıˈsto: US o:r] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(former situation)¦ 2¦(positive feeling)¦ 3¦(repair)¦ 4¦(give something back)¦ 5¦(bring back a law)¦ 6 restore somebody to power/the throne ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: restorer,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
restore — verb (T) 1 FORMER SITUATION to make something return to its former level or condition: So far all attempts to restore normal relations between the two countries have failed. | restore sth to sth: The government promises to restore the economy to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
restore — [[t]rɪstɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ restores, restoring, restored 1) VERB To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again. [V n] The army has recently been brought in to restore order... [V n] As they smiled at each other, harmony was… … English dictionary
bring someone round (or US around) — 1》 restore someone to consciousness. 2》 persuade someone to agree to something. → bring … English new terms dictionary
set someone up — 1》 establish someone in a particular capacity or role. 2》 informal restore or enhance the health of someone. 3》 informal make an innocent person appear guilty of something. → set … English new terms dictionary
set someone up — 1 his father set him up in business: ESTABLISH, finance, fund, back, subsidize. 2 (informal) she set him up for Newley s murder: FALSELY INCRIMINATE, frame, entrap; Brit … Useful english dictionary
bring someone around — 1) restore someone to consciousness 2) persuade someone to do something, esp. to adopt one s own point of view my wife has brought me around to eating broiled grouper … Useful english dictionary
