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reface

(riːˈfeɪs)
vb (tr)
1. (Building) to repair or renew the facing of (a wall)
2. (Knitting & Sewing) to put a new facing on (a garment)
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re•face

(riˈfeɪs)

v.t. -faced, -fac•ing.
1. to renew, restore, or repair the face or surface of (buildings, stone, etc.).
2. to provide with a new facing, as a garment.
[1850–55]
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reface


Past participle: refaced
Gerund: refacing

Imperative
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Present
I reface
you reface
he/she/it refaces
we reface
you reface
they reface
Preterite
I refaced
you refaced
he/she/it refaced
we refaced
you refaced
they refaced
Present Continuous
I am refacing
you are refacing
he/she/it is refacing
we are refacing
you are refacing
they are refacing
Present Perfect
I have refaced
you have refaced
he/she/it has refaced
we have refaced
you have refaced
they have refaced
Past Continuous
I was refacing
you were refacing
he/she/it was refacing
we were refacing
you were refacing
they were refacing
Past Perfect
I had refaced
you had refaced
he/she/it had refaced
we had refaced
you had refaced
they had refaced
Future
I will reface
you will reface
he/she/it will reface
we will reface
you will reface
they will reface
Future Perfect
I will have refaced
you will have refaced
he/she/it will have refaced
we will have refaced
you will have refaced
they will have refaced
Future Continuous
I will be refacing
you will be refacing
he/she/it will be refacing
we will be refacing
you will be refacing
they will be refacing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been refacing
you have been refacing
he/she/it has been refacing
we have been refacing
you have been refacing
they have been refacing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been refacing
you will have been refacing
he/she/it will have been refacing
we will have been refacing
you will have been refacing
they will have been refacing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been refacing
you had been refacing
he/she/it had been refacing
we had been refacing
you had been refacing
they had been refacing
Conditional
I would reface
you would reface
he/she/it would reface
we would reface
you would reface
they would reface
Past Conditional
I would have refaced
you would have refaced
he/she/it would have refaced
we would have refaced
you would have refaced
they would have refaced
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reface - put a new facing on (a garment)
face - line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
2.reface - provide with a new facing; "The building was refaced with beautiful stones"
construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
face - cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
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Translations

reface

[ˈriːˈfeɪs] VTrevestir de nuevo (with de)
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