reinforce – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reinforce

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to reinforce
Participle: reinforced
Gerund: reinforcing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ireinforce
youreinforce
he;she;itreinforces
wereinforce
youreinforce
theyreinforce

Perfect

Ihave reinforced
youhave reinforced
he;she;ithas reinforced
wehave reinforced
youhave reinforced
theyhave reinforced

Past

Ireinforced
youreinforced
he;she;itreinforced
wereinforced
youreinforced
theyreinforced

Pluperfect

Ihad reinforced
youhad reinforced
he;she;ithad reinforced
wehad reinforced
youhad reinforced
theyhad reinforced

Future

Iwill reinforce
youwill reinforce
he;she;itwill reinforce
wewill reinforce
youwill reinforce
theywill reinforce

Future Perfect

Iwill have reinforced
youwill have reinforced
he;she;itwill have reinforced
wewill have reinforced
youwill have reinforced
theywill have reinforced

Subjunctive

Present

Ireinforce
youreinforce
he;she;itreinforce
wereinforce
youreinforce
theyreinforce

Perfect

Ihave reinforced
youhave reinforced
he;she;ithave reinforced
wehave reinforced
youhave reinforced
theyhave reinforced

Imperfect

Ireinforced
youreinforced
he;she;itreinforced
wereinforced
youreinforced
theyreinforced

Pluperfect

Ihad reinforced
youhad reinforced
he;she;ithad reinforced
wehad reinforced
youhad reinforced
theyhad reinforced

Conditional

Present

Iwould reinforce
youwould reinforce
he;she;itwould reinforce
wewould reinforce
youwould reinforce
theywould reinforce

Perfect

Iwould have reinforced
youwould have reinforced
he;she;itwould have reinforced
wewould have reinforced
youwould have reinforced
theywould have reinforced

Imperative

youreinforce
weLet's reinforce
youreinforce

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam reinforcing
youare reinforcing
he;she;itis reinforcing
weare reinforcing
youare reinforcing
theyare reinforcing

Perfect

Ihave been reinforcing
youhave been reinforcing
he;she;ithas been reinforcing
wehave been reinforcing
youhave been reinforcing
theyhave been reinforcing

Past

Iwas reinforcing
youwere reinforcing
he;she;itwas reinforcing
wewere reinforcing
youwere reinforcing
theywere reinforcing

Pluperfect

Ihad been reinforcing
youhad been reinforcing
he;she;ithad been reinforcing
wehad been reinforcing
youhad been reinforcing
theyhad been reinforcing

Future

Iwill be reinforcing
youwill be reinforcing
he;she;itwill be reinforcing
wewill be reinforcing
youwill be reinforcing
theywill be reinforcing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been reinforcing
youwill have been reinforcing
he;she;itwill have been reinforcing
wewill have been reinforcing
youwill have been reinforcing
theywill have been reinforcing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be reinforcing
youwould be reinforcing
he;she;itwould be reinforcing
wewould be reinforcing
youwould be reinforcing
theywould be reinforcing

Perfect

Iwould have been reinforcing
youwould have been reinforcing
he;she;itwould have been reinforcing
wewould have been reinforcing
youwould have been reinforcing
theywould have been reinforcing

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Especially by addition or augmentation.
strengthen
strengthen
brace, stiffen, harden, toughen, intensify, bolster, buttress, fortify

Antonyms

to have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
abet, assist, help, support, sustain, counteract

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Italic *wre-
3. Latin re-der.
4. Old French re-bor.
5. Middle English re-
6. English re-
7. English inforce
8. English reinforce
9. From re- + inforce.

Verbs referencing "reinforce"

French renforcir, Portuguese reenforçar.

Sample Sentences

  • He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
  • [T]hey [the English] valiantly, and vvith the ſlaughter of many, put backe the enemy: vvhich vvas ſo farre from daunting the Normans, that by it they vvere more vvhetted to re-enforce themſelues vpon them: […] [1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Harold the Second of that Name, the Sonne of Earle Goodwine, and Thirtie Eight Monarch of the Englishmen, […]”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John Beale, for John Sudbury and George Humble, […], →OCLC, book VIII ([The Danes] […]), paragraph 38, page 407, column 1:]
  • The right homework will reinforce and complement the lesson!
  • The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability. [2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, in RAIL, number 925, page 42:]
  • Advertising for fast food can reinforce unhealthy dietary tendencies.
  • Mr. Schlossberg’s rant angered activists for immigrant rights, who said it reinforced stereotypes that Spanish speakers are not citizens. And they worried that it perpetuated fear within immigrant communities of ICE’s aggressive tactics to deport those who are undocumented. [2018 May 22, Liz Robbins, Maya Salam, “‘I Am Not Racist’: Lawyer Issues Apology One Week After Rant”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2023:]