Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to reform
Participle: reformed
Gerund: reforming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | reform |
| you | reform |
| he;she;it | reforms |
| we | reform |
| you | reform |
| they | reform |
Perfect
| I | have reformed |
| you | have reformed |
| he;she;it | has reformed |
| we | have reformed |
| you | have reformed |
| they | have reformed |
Past
| I | reformed |
| you | reformed |
| he;she;it | reformed |
| we | reformed |
| you | reformed |
| they | reformed |
Pluperfect
| I | had reformed |
| you | had reformed |
| he;she;it | had reformed |
| we | had reformed |
| you | had reformed |
| they | had reformed |
Future
| I | will reform |
| you | will reform |
| he;she;it | will reform |
| we | will reform |
| you | will reform |
| they | will reform |
Future Perfect
| I | will have reformed |
| you | will have reformed |
| he;she;it | will have reformed |
| we | will have reformed |
| you | will have reformed |
| they | will have reformed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | reform |
| you | reform |
| he;she;it | reform |
| we | reform |
| you | reform |
| they | reform |
Perfect
| I | have reformed |
| you | have reformed |
| he;she;it | have reformed |
| we | have reformed |
| you | have reformed |
| they | have reformed |
Imperfect
| I | reformed |
| you | reformed |
| he;she;it | reformed |
| we | reformed |
| you | reformed |
| they | reformed |
Pluperfect
| I | had reformed |
| you | had reformed |
| he;she;it | had reformed |
| we | had reformed |
| you | had reformed |
| they | had reformed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would reform |
| you | would reform |
| he;she;it | would reform |
| we | would reform |
| you | would reform |
| they | would reform |
Perfect
| I | would have reformed |
| you | would have reformed |
| he;she;it | would have reformed |
| we | would have reformed |
| you | would have reformed |
| they | would have reformed |
Imperative
| you | reform |
| we | Let's reform |
| you | reform |
Verbs conjugated like 'reform'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'reform'
deform,
preform,
re-form,
afform,
befoam,
defoam,
deworm,
efform,
enform,
fireform,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to restore to a sound or good state
- amend, fix, make whole, put to rights, repair
- correct
- ameliorate, revise, amend, remedy, better, renew, regenerate, emend
Antonyms
- correct
- incorrect, wrong, false, untrue
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, "to convert into another and better form," from O.Fr.
reformer (12c.), from L.
reformare "to form again, change, alter," from
re- "again" +
formare "to form." The noun is 1663, from the verb. Meaning "to bring (a person) away from an evil course of life" is recorded from 1413; of governments, institutions, etc., from 1432.
Reformed churches (1588) usually are Calvinist as opposed to Lutheran.
Reformed Judaism (1843) is a movement initiated in Germany by Moses Mendelssohn (1729-86).
Reformatory "house of correction for juveniles" first recorded 1834.
Reform school is attested from 1859.
2. From Middle English reformen, from Old French reformer, from Latin reformo, reformare. As a noun since 1660s, from French réforme. See: Middle English '
reformen', Latin '
reformo'.
Verbs referencing "reform"
Finnish with old forms
reformoida, Thai
ปฏิรูป, Polish
reformować.
Sample Sentences
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Miss Ophelia, in a few days, thoroughly reformed every department of the house to a systematic pattern; but her labors in all departments that depended on the cooperation of servants were like those of Sisyphus or the Danaides. In despair, she one [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Well, we jogged on together some time, till Alfred saw plainly that I was no planter. He thought it absurd, after he had reformed, and altered, and improved everywhere, to suit my notions, that I still remained unsatisfied. The fact was, it was, after all, the THING that I hated—the using these men and women, the perpetuation [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] find that he _can’t_ be extravagant with _me_. Just let him be sent to the calaboose a few times, and thoroughly dressed down ! I'll tell you if it don't bring him to a sense of his ways ! O, I'll reform him, up hill and down,—you'll see. I buy him, that's flat ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)