"xform" meaning in English

See xform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: xforms [present, singular, third-person], xforming [participle, present], xformed [participle, past], xformed [past]
Etymology: From x- + form. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|x|form|id1=trans-}} x- + form Head templates: {{en-verb}} xform (third-person singular simple present xforms, present participle xforming, simple past and past participle xformed)
  1. Abbreviation of transform. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: transform

Inflected forms

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