word | form |
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definition | noun A form of something is a type or kind of it. He contracted a rare form of cancer. Doctors are willing to take some form of industrial action. I am against hunting in any form. When something can exist or happen in several possible ways, you can use form to refer to one particular way in which it exists or happens. Valleys often take the form of deep canyons. They received a benefit in the form of a tax reduction. In its present form, the law could lead to new injustices. The form of something is its shape. ...the form of the body. You can refer to something that you can see as a form if you cannot see it clearly, or if its outline is the clearest or most striking aspect of it. She thought she'd never been so glad to see his bulky form. In sport, form refers to the ability or success of a person or animal over a period of time. His form this season has been brilliant. Leconte showed good form. A form is a paper with questions on it and spaces marked where you should write the answers. Forms usually ask you to give details about yourself, for example when you are applying for a job or joining an organization. You will be asked to fill in a form with details of your birth and occupation. ...application forms. verb When a particular shape forms or is formed, people or things move or are arranged so that this shape is made. A queue forms outside Peter's study. They formed a circle and sang 'Auld Lang Syne'. The General gave orders for the cadets to form into lines. If something is arranged or changed so that it becomes similar to a thing with a particular structure or function, you can say that it forms that thing. These panels folded up to form a screen some five feet tall. All the buildings have names and form a half circle. If something consists of particular things, people, or features, you can say that they form that thing. ...the articles that formed the basis of Randolph's book. Cereals form the staple diet of an enormous number of people around the world. If you form an organization, group, or company, you start it. They tried to form a study group on human rights. They formed themselves into teams. When something natural forms or is formed, it begins to exist and develop. The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago. Huge ice sheets were formed. If you form a relationship, a habit, or an idea, or if it forms, it begins to exist and develop. This should help him form lasting relationships. An idea formed in his mind. If you say that something forms a person's character or personality, you mean that it has a strong influence on them and causes them to develop in a particular way. Anger at injustice formed his character. |
inflections | formsformingformed |
cefr-level | A1 |
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