reman
/ɹiːˈmæn/
reman verb: to supply with new personnel. Also the clipping of remanufactured.
Verb
reman (third-person singular simple present remans, present participle remanning, simple past and past participle remanned)
- To supply with new personnel.
- For a short time in the later stages of World War I, one of the 4-6-0s was utilised also on a slow train from Perth to Glasgow, returning with the 1.30 p.m. from Glasgow to Aberdeen, on which it was remanned at Perth; it came back to Perth with the 8 p.m. fish train from Aberdeen.1959 June, A. G. Dunbar, “The "Cardeans" of the Caledonian”, in Trains Illustrated, page 312
Also used as
reman is also the clipping of remanufactured.
Forms of reman
| third-person singular present | remans |
|---|---|
| present participle | remanning |
| past participle | remanned |
| past | remanned |
Origin of reman
From re- + man.
Abbreviation
Questions about reman
- What does reman mean?
- Reman means to supply with new personnel.
- What part of speech is reman?
- Reman is a verb.
- How do you pronounce reman?
- Reman is pronounced /ɹiːˈmæn/.
- What is the past tense of reman?
- The past tense of reman is remanned.
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