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Etymology

< Middle English forme (“‘shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat, condition, agreement, etc.’”) < Old French forme < Latin forma (“‘shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.’”)

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular form

Plural forms

form (plural forms)

  1. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
  2. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
  3. An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
  4. A blank document or to be filled in by the user.
    To apply for the position, complete the application form.
  5. (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages.
  6. Characteristics not involving atomic components.
  7. (uncountable, British) A criminal record.
    "Jim has form."
  8. (British, education, dated) A class or year of students (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).
    • 1928, George Bickerstaff, The mayor, and other folk
      One other day after afternoon school, Mr. Percival came behind me and put his hand on me. " Let me see, what's your name ? Which form are you in ?...
    • 1976, Ronald King, School and college: studies of post-sixteen education
      From the sixth form will come the scholars and the administrators.

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Verb

Infinitive to form

Third person singular forms

Simple past formed

Past participle formed

Present participle forming

to form (third-person singular simple present forms, present participle forming, simple past and past participle formed)

  1. (transitive) To give shape or visible structure to (a thing or person).
  2. (intransitive) To take shape.
  3. (Can we verify() this sense?) To develop a conception in mind.
    When he saw the wreck, he formed the crash in his imagination.
  4. (transitive, grammar) To change a word by inflection.
    By adding -ness, you can form a noun of an adjective.

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Translations

to give shape
  • Arabic: شكل ar(ar) (shakkala)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 構 cmn(cmn), 构 cmn(cmn) (gòu)
  • Japanese: 形作る ja(ja) (katachidzukuru)
  • Portuguese: formar pt(pt)
  • Russian: (imperfective) придавать форму ru(ru) (pridavát' fórmu), (imperfective) формовать ru(ru) (pridavát' fórmu), (imperfective) формовать ru(ru) (formovát')

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Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection for form Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative form formen former formerna
Genitive forms formens formers formernas

form c.

  1. shape

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