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reformat

reformat verb: to format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

Verb

reformat (third-person singular simple present reformats, present participle reformatting, simple past and past participle reformatted)

  1. To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
    • We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus.
    • Let's reformat that text to make it easier to read.

reformat meaning in Tamil

reformat in Tamil

மறுவடிவமைப்பு

Forms of reformat

third-person singular presentreformats
present participlereformatting
past participlereformatted
pastreformatted
alternative formre-format

Past tense of reformat: reformatted

Origin of reformat

From re- + format.

Words formed from reformat

Questions about reformat

What does reformat mean?
Reformat means to format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.
What is reformat in Tamil?
Reformat in Tamil is மறுவடிவமைப்பு. See Reformat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reformat?
Reformat is a verb.
What is the past tense of reformat?
The past tense of reformat is reformatted.

Words near reformat in the dictionary

  1. reformalizes
  2. reformalizing
  3. reformanda
  4. reformandum
  5. Reformasi
  6. reformat
  7. reformate
  8. reformated
  9. reformates
  10. Reformati
  11. reformating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reformat (page history and authors); reformat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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