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- [ree-fawrm]
- /riˈfɔrm/
- /rɪˈfɔːm/
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- [ree-fawrm]
- /riˈfɔrm/
Definitions of reforms word
- noun reforms the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform. 1
- noun reforms an instance of this. 1
- noun reforms the amendment of conduct, belief, etc. 1
- verb with object reforms to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc. 1
- verb with object reforms to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct. 1
- verb with object reforms to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.). 1
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Origin of reforms
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; orig. identical with reform
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Reforms
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reforms 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reforms usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reforms
noun reforms
- amendments — the act of amending or the state of being amended.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
verb reforms
- converts — Plural form of convert.
- counterchecks — Plural form of countercheck.
- facelifts — Plural form of facelift.
- mends — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
Top questions with reforms
- what political reforms did the party call for?
- what were the new economic policy reforms?
- what major reforms did the national assembly introduce?
- what consequences did alexander's reforms have on russia?
- what political reforms resulted from the french revolution?
- which of these fair deal reforms did not happen?
- what are reforms?
- what caused the peasants to oppose many of these reforms?
- what reforms did napoleon introduce?
- what political reforms expanded democracy for men in britain?
- what political and social reforms did the national?
- what was true of peter the great's reforms in russia?
- what major political reforms did progressives hope to achieve?
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