reshape
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has reshapedperfect 3rd person singular
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have reshapedperfect
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are reshapingprogressive
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have been reshapingperfect progressive
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has been reshapingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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reshapingparticiple
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is reshapingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am reshapingprogressive 1st person singular
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reshapessingular 3rd person
Past
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had reshapedperfect
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were reshapingprogressive plural
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reshapedsimple
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had been reshapingperfect progressive
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reshapedparticiple
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was reshapingprogressive singular
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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He and fellow researchers make that case in their recent study, “The Expertise Upheaval: How Generative AI’s Impact on Learning Curves Will Reshape the Workforce.”
From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025
The 60-year-old initially visited Reshape U cosmetics clinic in Hull in December 2021 for breast fillers.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
Mr Scott was a tattooist for 33 years before opening Reshape U in 2019.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
Posts on social media pages for Reshape U and Faces by Sean at the time referred to him as Dr Sean Scott, Clinical Director.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
Reshape, rē-shāp′, v.t. to give a new shape to.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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