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- Dictionaryform/fɔːm/
noun
- 1. the visible shape or configuration of something: "the form, colour, and texture of the tree" Similar
- 2. a particular way in which a thing exists or appears: "essays in book form" Similar
verb
- 1. bring together parts or combine to create (something): "the company was formed in 1982" Similar Opposite
- 2. make or be made into a specific shape or form: "form the dough into balls" Similar
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The meaning of FORM is the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material. How to use form in a sentence.
FORM definition: 1. to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist: 2. to make something into a particular…. Learn more.
The way something (or someone) is shaped or arranged is its form. You might use it to describe the way a person looks walking in the woods at dusk by saying, "Her form was almost lost between the shadowy trees."
verb as in bring into existence; make, produce. In order for DNA to fit within a cell's nucleus, it is wound up around histone proteins to form a structure called "chromatin." The report “From Skin to Screen: Bodily Integrity in the Digital Age” recommends that existing data protection laws be clarified to encompass all forms of bodily data.
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.
Form is the outline and structure of a thing as opposed to its substance: the pointed form of a pyramid; a brooch in the form of a lovers' knot. Figure refers usually to form as established by bounding or enclosing lines: The cube is a solid geometric figure.
Form definition: external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration. See examples of FORM used in a sentence.
Definition of form noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something or someone that is (or runs, holds, etc.) true to form behaves or proceeds in the usual and expected way. Her latest movie is/runs true to form. True to form, he was 20 minutes late for the meeting. She formed [= made] the dough into balls. The friendship that they formed in school lasted a lifetime.
form /fɔrm/ n. the outside appearance of a clearly defined area:[countable] a triangular form. the shape of a thing or person:[countable] He could make out a dim form in the distance wearing a raincoat. Anatomy a body, esp. that of a human being:[countable] That suit really fits your form. a mold:[countable] poured the cake mix into the forms.
