reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
have reformed
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present perfectof reform.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even in his response to the HuffPost piece, which purports to be an "apology" and offers claims to have reformed, Hanania shows he hasn't evolved.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2023
By coincidence, the bands have reformed as Britpop celebrates its 30th anniversary.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023
There are several hundred of us who have reformed the Alaska Republican Party.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2022
It remains to be seen whether the operation really spells the end of REvil; in the past, such groups have reformed under new names.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
Think you there will be no more tragedies and dramas in the world when we have reformed it, nothing but one dreary dead level of monotonous content?
From Strange Stories by Grant Allen
