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restoring

Pronunciation: [rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ]

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Learn how to use restoring in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “repairs and maintenance”

(verb) to bring something back to its original condition or to fix it when it’s broken. It means making something work again or look nice like it used to.

Example

The team is restoring the old building to make it a museum.

Example

They aren’t restoring the car because it’s too damaged to fix.

Example

What are you restoring from your childhood?

Context: “health and wellbeing”

(verb) to make someone feel better again or to bring them back to a healthy state. It’s like helping a friend get better after they’ve been sad or sick.

Example

The doctor is restoring her health with the right medicine.

Example

He wasn’t restoring his energy by staying up late every night.

Example

How are you restoring your strength after the marathon?

Context: “technology and data”

(verb) to bring back files, information, or settings on a computer after they’ve been lost or deleted. It’s like finding something you lost and putting it back where it belongs.

Example

She is restoring the deleted photos from her phone.

Example

They couldn’t restore the lost data because there was no backup.

Example

Can you help me restore my files from the backup?

How to pronounce restoring

Pronunciation: [rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ]

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