Past tense of reform

Forms of reform

Reformed in a sentence

• “There was always something a bit wrong with him,” she said, “but nothing you mightn’t have hoped for, not till they took him and carried him off and reformed him”1909, H. G. Wells, chapter 9, in The History of Mr. Polly
• This product contains reformed meat.
• St Macarius the Great was a reformed saltpeter smuggler, which trained him for eremitic life in the desert.From the entry eremitic
• I am fully subscribed to the belief that reformed rakes make the very best of husbands.2020 December 25, Chris Van Dusen, “Diamond of the First Water”, in Bridgerton, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Violet Bridgerton. From the entry rake
• A trull for certain, then; but a trull reformed, long since come up in the world.2002, Peter Tonkin, One Head Too Many. From the entry trull

Meaning of reform

1. noun The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it.
2. verb To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.
3. verb To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits.

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• Plural of reform
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• Reform in Marathi
• Reform in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of reform

What is the past tense of reform?

The past tense of reform is reformed.

What is the past participle of reform?

The past participle of reform is reformed.

Is reform a regular or irregular verb?

Reform is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.