restore
/rɪˈstɔː(r)/verb
उच्चारण रिस्टॉर
बहाल करना, फिर से स्थापित करना
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[T] ~ sth
to bring back a situation or feeling that existed before
बहाल करना, फिर से स्थापित करना
- Police restored order in the town.
- The medicine restored his health.
- Engineers worked through the night to restore the electricity supply.
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- A good sleep will restore your energy.
- The government promised to restore peace in the area.
Synonyms re-establish bring back revive
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[T] ~ sth
to repair a building, painting or piece of furniture so that it looks as good as it did originally
(इमारत, चित्र का) जीर्णोद्धार करना, पुराने रूप में लाना
- The old fort has been restored.
- Experts restored the faded mural in the temple.
- Workers are restoring the old palace in Jaipur.
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- The painting was carefully restored by experts.
- He spent years restoring an old motorcycle.
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[T] ~ sth (to sb/sth) formal
to give something back to its original owner or position
लौटाना, वापस करना
- The stolen idol was restored to the temple.
- The police restored the lost bag to its owner.
- The lost jewellery was restored to its rightful owner.
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- The king was restored to his throne after the war.
- The books were restored to the library shelves.
Synonyms return give back
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
restore + object
Restore is transitive; you restore something that was lost, damaged or taken away.
'Restore' सकर्मक क्रिया है; आप किसी खोई, क्षतिग्रस्त या छीनी गई चीज़ को वापस लाते हैं।
- The army restored order in the city.
- Engineers restored power to the village by midnight.
restore sth to sb / sth
Use to for the owner or the original condition that is brought back.
जिस मालिक या मूल स्थिति को चीज़ लौटाई जाए, उससे पहले 'to' आता है।
- The court restored the land to its rightful owners.
- The temple was restored to its former glory.
restore + confidence / faith / peace / health
Restore combines with abstract nouns that had been lost or shaken.
'Restore' उन भाववाचक संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है जो खो गई थीं या डगमगा गई थीं।
- Rest and good food restored her health.
- The new policy restored public faith in the bank.
be restored (passive)
The passive is very common because the person who restores is often unnamed.
Passive रूप बहुत आम है, क्योंकि बहाल करने वाला प्रायः अज्ञात होता है।
- Train services were restored after the floods.
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restore + noun (abstract)
orderpeaceconfidencebalancenormality
- The police worked all night to restore normality.
restore + noun (physical)
a paintinga fortpowera statuean old car
- Experts restored the old painting of the palace.
adverb + restore
fullypartiallyquicklygraduallypainstakingly
- Phone lines were fully restored by evening.
restore + to
to healthto powerto lifeto normalto the throne
- The medicines restored the child to health within a week.
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- The government promised to restore electricity to all flooded villages.
सरकार ने सभी बाढ़ग्रस्त गाँवों में बिजली बहाल करने का वादा किया।
- Volunteers helped restore the old stepwell in Jaipur.
स्वयंसेवकों ने जयपुर की पुरानी बावड़ी का जीर्णोद्धार करने में मदद की।
- A good sleep restored Radhika's energy before the exam.
अच्छी नींद ने परीक्षा से पहले राधिका की ऊर्जा लौटा दी।
- The thief returned the necklace, and the family's happiness was restored.
चोर ने हार लौटा दिया और परिवार की खुशी वापस आ गई।
- You can restore deleted photos from the backup folder.
आप backup folder से मिटाई गई तस्वीरें वापस ला सकते हैं।
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✗ The minister restored from his illness.
✓ The minister recovered from his illness.
A person who gets better recovers; restore needs an object and cannot be used for the person who gets well.
बीमारी से ठीक होने वाला व्यक्ति 'recover' करता है; 'restore' को object चाहिए, इसलिए यह यहाँ गलत है।
✗ The police restored the stolen watch back to the owner.
✓ The police restored the stolen watch to the owner.
Restore already means to give back, so back is unnecessary.
'Restore' का अर्थ ही वापस देना है, इसलिए 'back' अनावश्यक है।
✗ Peace was restore in the town after the curfew.
✓ Peace was restored in the town after the curfew.
The passive needs the past participle restored.
Passive में past participle 'restored' आना चाहिए, 'restore' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all bring something back, but they differ in what comes back and how.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को वापस लाती हैं, पर इस बात में अंतर है कि क्या और कैसे लौटता है।
To bring back something lost or damaged to its earlier state.
खोई या बिगड़ी हुई चीज़ को उसकी पहले की स्थिति में लौटाना।
- They restored the fort to its original look.
To make something new again or to extend it, as with a licence.
किसी चीज़ को फिर नया करना या उसकी अवधि बढ़ाना, जैसे licence की।
- I must renew my driving licence this month.
To give or send something back to a person.
किसी वस्तु को व्यक्ति को वापस देना या भेजना।
- Please return the book by Friday.