re-form
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈfɔːm/
Verb
editre-form (third-person singular simple present re-forms, present participle re-forming, simple past and past participle re-formed)
- Alternative spelling of reform
- 2023 November 15, “Network News: Grand Union makes Cardiff-Edinburgh bid to rival CrossCountry services”, in RAIL, number 996, page 17:
- Yeowart added that he is looking to re-form the diesel multiple units (which will become available next year, once Avanti West Coast introduces its Class 805 bi-mode units) to offer more capacity than CrossCountry generally offers today.
Usage notes
editIn modern usage, the hyphenated form of this word is usually reserved for the sense of "to form again" rather than the other senses of reform.
Further reading
edit- “re-form”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.