reformat
verb /ˌriːˈfɔːmæt/
/ˌriːˈfɔːrmæt/
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reformat | /ˌriːˈfɔːmæt/ /ˌriːˈfɔːrmæt/ |
| he / she / it reformats | /ˌriːˈfɔːmæts/ /ˌriːˈfɔːrmæts/ |
| past simple reformatted | /ˌriːˈfɔːmætɪd/ /ˌriːˈfɔːrmætɪd/ |
| past participle reformatted | /ˌriːˈfɔːmætɪd/ /ˌriːˈfɔːrmætɪd/ |
| -ing form reformatting | /ˌriːˈfɔːmætɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈfɔːrmætɪŋ/ |
- reformat something to give a new format to a computer disk
- You should be able to install the drive software without needing to reformat the hard drive.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReformat is used with these nouns as the object:- drive