reformer

See also: Reformer and réformer

English

Etymology

reform +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)

Noun

reformer (plural reformers)

  1. One who reforms, or who works for reform.
  2. (historical, Christianity) One who was involved in the Reformation.
  3. (chemical engineering, fuel cells) A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.
  4. (petrochemistry) A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.

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French

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Verb

reformer

  1. to reform, to get/put back together

Conjugation
Conjugation of reformer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple reformer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple reformant
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle reformé
/ʁə.fɔʁ.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present reforme
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 reformes
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 reforme
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 reformons
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/		 reformez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.me/		 reforment
/ʁə.fɔʁm/
imperfect reformais
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/		 reformais
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/		 reformait
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/		 reformions
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/		 reformiez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mje/		 reformaient
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/
past historic2 reformai
/ʁə.fɔʁ.me/		 reformas
/ʁə.fɔʁ.ma/		 reforma
/ʁə.fɔʁ.ma/		 reformâmes
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mam/		 reformâtes
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mat/		 reformèrent
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛʁ/
future reformerai
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/		 reformeras
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/		 reformera
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/		 reformerons
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/		 reformerez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/		 reformeront
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional reformerais
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/		 reformerais
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/		 reformerait
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/		 reformerions
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/		 reformeriez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁje/		 reformeraient
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present reforme
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 reformes
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 reforme
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 reformions
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/		 reformiez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mje/		 reforment
/ʁə.fɔʁm/
imperfect2 reformasse
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mas/		 reformasses
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mas/		 reformât
/ʁə.fɔʁ.ma/		 reformassions
/ʁə.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/		 reformassiez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.ma.sje/		 reformassent
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — reforme
/ʁə.fɔʁm/		 — reformons
/ʁə.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/		 reformez
/ʁə.fɔʁ.me/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Descendants
  • → Turkish: reforme (via past participle)

Further reading

Latin

Verb

refōrmer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of refōrmō

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

reformer m

  1. indefinite plural of reform

Verb

reformer

  1. imperative of reformere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reformer f

  1. indefinite plural of reform

Swedish

Noun

reformer

  1. indefinite plural of reform
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