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The club voted to reform its meeting rules.
What does Reform mean?
Reform means change to improve.
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To improve something by changing how it works.
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Leaders may reform a system to make it fairer.
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The history passage showed how reform can change schools, laws, or communities.
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MeaningReform means change to improve.
ExampleExample: The club voted to reform its meeting rules.
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- ri · form
- Strongest beat
- form
- Ending
- form
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- Put a little extra energy on form.
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Reform word family
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reform
verb
reforms
Present-tense form of reform.
verb
reformed
Past-tense form of reform.
verb
reforming
-ing form of reform.
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