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re-form

re-form
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey fawrm]
    • /reɪ fɔrm/
    • /riː fɔːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey fawrm]
    • /reɪ fɔrm/

Definitions of re-form word

  • verb re-form When an organization, group, or shape re-forms, or when someone re-forms it, it is created again after a period during which it did not exist or existed in a different form. 0
  • verb re-form to form anew 0
  • verb transitive re-form to form again 0

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Origin of re-form

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; orig. identical with reform

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Parts of speech for Re-form

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

re-form popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for re-form

verb re-form

  • counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
  • ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.

Antonyms for re-form

verb re-form

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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