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# restoration

«restoration» in Mova's school dictionary: **repairing something old or damaged so it looks or works…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (restoration, restorations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Restoration is repairing something old or damaged so it looks or works as it did before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#m1)

2) Restoration is bringing something back, like power, peace or health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#m2)

3) A restoration is a thing that has been repaired, like an old painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history and art lessons, castles, ships and paintings get restoration. In everyday life, «restoration of power» after a storm. In science, «habitat restoration» means bringing back nature. Phrases: «under restoration», «restoration work», «restoration of power».

### examples

- The castle is closed for restoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x1)
- The restoration of the old steam train took years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x2)
- After the storm, the restoration of electricity took two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x3)
- Volunteers helped with the restoration of the wetland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x4)
- The painting looks bright after its restoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x5)
- Restoration of peace was the king's first job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x6)
- We carry the perfume of the flowers to spread health and restoration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/#x7)

### note

Noun of «restore». Uncountable for the work, countable for a result. Restoration means making it like the original; renovation means improving it, perhaps making it modern.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «restoration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restoration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.