reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
am reforming
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present progressiveof reform (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Jesus.—My dear Father, I am reforming my Gospel to make it suit the altered taste of the times.
From Arrows of Freethought by G. W. (George William) Foote
There again is preachment for thy preachment; and thou wilt be apt to think that I am reforming too: but no such matter.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 by Samuel Richardson
He waited another, and then he said lightly: "You see, I am reforming."
From Murder in Any Degree by Owen Johnson
I must say that I wasn't thinking of you at the moment," she said; "to forget other people's feelings was always a trick of mine, as you know; however, I really am reforming fast.
From The Rebellion of Margaret by Arthur Twidle
"Sure, I am reforming the imps," she was accustomed to say.
From Grey Town An Australian Story by Gerald Baldwin
