{
    "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’."
}