reshape
Americanverb (used with object)
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reshapes,
present (3rd person singular)
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reshaped,
past participle, past
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reshaping
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reshapesimple
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reshapessimple
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have reshapedperfect
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has reshapedperfect
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am reshapingprogressive
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are reshapingprogressive
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is reshapingprogressive
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have been reshapingperfect progressive
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has been reshapingperfect progressive
Past
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reshapedsimple
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had reshapedperfect
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was reshapingprogressive
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were reshapingprogressive
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had been reshapingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reshape
Explanation
When you reshape something, you change or transform it completely. You can reshape a lump of clay, but you can also reshape your plans for your life. A government can reshape the country's energy plan, incorporating more environmentally friendly systems. And a school committee can reshape the high school curriculum, adding higher-level science classes and more choices in the art department. It's also possible to reshape things in a more literal way, squeezing bread dough as you reshape it to fit a different pan, for example.
Example Sentences
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This weekend's announcements come as Beijing is aiming to reshape the economy in the face of a number of challenges such as a shrinking workforce and ongoing trade and technology rivalry with the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, the food industry has tried to keep up with consumers’ interests in things like protein and fiber, as wellness trends and increased GLP-1 use reshape diets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Dr. Howard added: "Specimens collected over a century ago can still hold entirely new insights. By revisiting them with modern techniques, we can uncover discoveries that reshape our understanding of life on Earth."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Blume wants to slim down VW and reshape its global footprint, upending a decades-old business model where cars are designed and in some cases made in high-cost Germany for markets overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I was trying to gradually reshape that image.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
But Lord, now the studio's creative director, still comes into the office and playfully reshapes Morph while chatting.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The president has weighed in on paving stones, marble, flagpoles and other aesthetic details around the White House as he reshapes the presidential grounds.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Because age-related changes in ant behavior are essential to the organization of the colony, ants offer a natural system for studying how brain chemistry reshapes social roles over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The bottom line is that the market is clearly favoring foundational security and infrastructure layers over legacy applications as artificial intelligence reshapes software business models.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
To-day it fails to meet a situation which reshapes itself with each rising and each setting of the sun.
From The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) by Scott Nearing
The physical market has also been reshaped by expectations of U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
An international team led by the University of Bern has found evidence that a single asteroid collision may have dramatically reshaped Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Here are three ways that Americans’ auto loans have been reshaped in recent years — starting with the amount of money going toward these loans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
She remembers watching Network East Late, Desi DNA and tuning into Asian Network as teenager, long before streaming and TikTok reshaped how music travelled.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The song cut off, and my haptic chair reshaped and reoriented itself, transforming from a bed back into its chair configuration, lifting me into a sitting position as it did so.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Everyday Americans are handing over their portfolios to AI agents, potentially reshaping retail investing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Treatment usually involves skull reshaping surgery, which takes place within the first months of life.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The posts ranged from imagined meetings with George Washington to reshaping Iran in his own image, but some of the most striking portrayed the president commanding futuristic military forces.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
The researchers also suggest that engaging in creative work could help strengthen neural networks involved in controlling attention, potentially reshaping patterns associated with impulsivity and hyperactivity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
I proposed reshaping the Congress Alliance so that the ANC would clearly be seen as the leader, especially on issues directly affecting Africans.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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