Define reinforce

[Margo II]

ESL/EFL Test "At the Office (2)", question 2

Having attended the office procedures course all employees were expected to ......... what they had learned and introduce it into their daily routine.

(a) reinforce
(b) respond
(c) react
(d) resource

ESL/EFL Test "At the Office (2)", answer 2

Having attended the office procedures course all employees were expected to reinforce what they had learned and introduce it into their daily routine.

Correct answer: (a) reinforce
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Hi,
What is 'reinforce'?

Deya

[Alan]

Hi Deya,

Reinforce literally means add strength to or in this sentence it has the idea of making what they had learned better established in their minds. You might know that reinforced concrete is concrete that has metal (steel) bars running through it.

Alan
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