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Meaning of reform | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1 Standard
ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm

Definitions

  1. a political movement/party
  2. The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it
    countable, uncountable
  3. To change for the better.
  4. to form again.
  5. To make right what is wrong:amend, correct, emend, mend, rectify, redress, remedy, right.
  6. reformasie إصْلاح، تَحْسين преобразование reformação přetvoření die Neugestaltung forbedring; reformation αναμόρφωσηreforma uuendus اصلاح؛ باز سازی reformaatio réformeשיפור, תיקון सुधार reformacija, preustrojstvo (meg)reformálás, megújulás reformasi umbót riforma; miglioramento 改革 개선 reformacija, reformavimas reformācija; reformēšana reformasi hervormingreformarbeid, rehabiliteringpoprawa, nawrócenie سمون، اصلاح، بياجوړونه، بيااصلاح كول، بيانوى كول، بيابنسټ ايښودل reforma reformare преобразов...
  7. (negative unreformed) improved, especially in behaviour. gereformeerd, verbeterd مُصْلَح، مُقَوَّم، مُهَذَّب подобрен reformado napravený verbessert forbedret βελτιωμένος (συν. στη συμπεριφορά) reformado paranenud اصلاح شده tapansa parantanut amendé מְתוּקָן सुधारक reformiran, preodgojen megjavult makin baik sem hefur bætt ráð sitt migliorato 改心した 개선된 pasikeitęs, pasitaisęs reformēts; uzlabots; labojies berubah hervormdforbedret, reform- poprawiony, zreformowany, nawrócony اصلاح reformado car...
    negative
  8. a person who wishes to bring about improvements. one of the reformers of our political system. hervormer مُصْلِح реформатор reformador reformátor, -ka der/die Reformer(in) reformator αναμορφωτής, μεταρρυθμιστής reformador uuendaja اصلاح طلب uudistaja réformateur/-trice מְתֵקן חֶברָתִי सुधारने वाला reformator reformer pembaharu umbótasinni riformatore, riformatrice 改革者 혁신자 reformatorius, pertvarkytojas reformators, reformu piekritējs pengubah hervormerreformator reformator اصلاح reformador ref...
  9. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition: reform the tax code.
  10. To abolish abuse or malpractice in: reform the government.
  11. To induce or persuade (a person) to give up harmful or immoral practices; cause to adopt a better way of life.
  12. Chemistry To subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking.
    Chemistry

Equivalents

العربية إصلاح الإصلاح
Azərbaycanca islah islahat
Български поправям
বাংলা সংশোধন
Català reforma reformar
Čeština reforma
Esperanto reformo
Español reforma reformar
Français réforme reformer
Gaeilge léasaigh
Galego reforma
עברית רפורמה
हिन्दी सुधार
Íslenska endurbót
日本語 改革
ქართული რეფორმა
Қазақша реформа
한국어 개혁
Македонски реформа
Bahasa Melayu pembaharuan reformasi
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပြုပြင်
Nederlands reform
Português reforma reformar
Română reformă
Српски reforma реформа
Svenska reform reformera
Tagalog reporma
ئۇيغۇرچە ئىسلاھات
Українська реформа реформувати
اردو اصلاح
Oʻzbekcha isloh islohot
Tiếng Việt cải cách

Examples

“The elections need to undergo a serious reform.”
“Major reform is needed to improve the efficiency in the factory.”
“19 February 2011, Barack Obama, Presidential Weekly Address, America Will Win the Future […] over the past two years, my administration has made education a top priority. We’ve launched a competition called “Race to the Top” – a reform that is lifting academic standards and getting results; not because Washington dictated the answers, but because states and local schools pursued innovative solutions.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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