form
form
fɔrm
fawrm
/fˈɔːm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "form"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ, āϏāĻŋāϞ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟ

the shape of someone or something, especially the outline
form definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist focused on capturing the human form in her latest painting.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŽāύ⧋āύāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

the physical structure of the human body

form definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The painter studied the form before beginning the portrait.
03

āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ

a printed piece of paper with spaces on it to answer questions or record information
form definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor handed him a medical history form to complete before the appointment.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

a class of things sharing a defining feature

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete 's muscular form was impressive as he crossed the finish line.
05

the spoken or written shape of a word used for identification or description

06

a specific pronunciation, spelling, or inflection of a word within a grammatical system

07

a shallow depression or resting spot made by a hare for concealment or protection

08

āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ

the manner in which something is presented, expressed, or structured
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The data was presented in graphical form, with charts and diagrams used to illustrate the findings.
āĻĄā§‡āϟāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϞ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āĻ—āĻ āύ

the overall structure or organization of a musical composition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pop songs often follow a verse-chorus form, with repeated sections that create familiarity and catchiness.
āĻĒāĻĒ āĻ—āĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ verse-chorus āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϚāĻŋāύ⧇āϏ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
10

a subgroup within a species marked by minor, nonessential variations

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Achillea millefolium ( common yarrow ) has several forms: " californica, " " lanulosa, " and " occidentalis "
11

a full-scale mannequin used for fitting or presenting clothing

12

a shaping container used to hold and harden poured concrete

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The form collapsed, ruining the entire mold.
13

a capacity to perform at a high or desirable level

14

āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ, āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ

a group of students within a British school who are organized together based on factors such as age or academic ability
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The form 8 students worked together on a group project for their history class.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ 8 āĻāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
15

a pattern or organization by which sensory information is recognized

01

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to combine parts or bring them together to create something
Transitive: to form sth
to form definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The committee worked together to form a new policy that addressed various concerns.
āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to develop or come into existence
Intransitive
to form definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, friendships form as people spend more time together and share experiences.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ“āϠ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make something into a shape
Transitive: to form sth
to form definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Bakers use molds to form cookies into various shapes.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āϕ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϜ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to assume or take on a particular shape or structure
Intransitive: to form into sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the clay began to form into a smooth, rounded shape as the potter's hands worked the wheel.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϕ⧁āĻŽā§‹āϰ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϚāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ, āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to act as one of the elements that constitutes a larger whole
Transitive: to form a whole
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Individual cells form the basic building blocks of living organisms.
āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āϕ⧋āώāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻœā§€āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ• āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to conceive or develop an idea, concept, or plan within one's mind
Transitive: to form an idea or concept
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist formed a hypothesis to explain the observed phenomenon.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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