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noun

The definition of form is the shape of a person, animal or thing or a piece of paperwork that needs to be filled out.
1. An example of form is the circular shape of an apple.
2. An example of form is a job application.

verb

Form is defined as to make or construct something.
An example of form is to build a statue out of clay.

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form

the shape, outline, or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc.
1. the body or figure of a person or animal
2. a model of the human figure, esp. one used to display or fit clothes
anything used to give shape to something else; mold; specif., a temporary structure of boards or metal into which concrete is poured to set
the particular mode of existence a thing has or takes: water in the form of vapor
1. arrangement; esp., orderly arrangement; way in which parts of a whole are organized; pattern; style
2. a specific arrangement, esp. a conventional one
a way of doing something requiring skill; specif., the style or technique of an athlete, esp. when it is the standard or approved one
a customary or conventional way of acting or behaving; ceremony; ritual; formality
a fixed order of words; formula: the form of a wedding announcement
a printed document with blank spaces to be filled in: an application form
a particular kind, type, species, or variety: man is a form of animal life
physical or mental condition with respect to one's performance or effectiveness: in good form for the game
1. racing form
2. what is or was to be expected, based on past performances: to react according to form
the lair or hiding place of a hare, etc.
a long, wooden bench without a back, as formerly in a schoolroom
a grade or class in some private schools and in British secondary schools
Archaic beauty
Gram. any of the different variations in which a word may appear due to changes of inflection, spelling, or pronunciation: “am” is a form of the verb “be”
Linguis. linguistic form
Philos. the ideal nature or essential character of a thing as distinguished from its material manifestation; specif., in Plato, an idea (sense )
Printing the type, engravings, etc. locked in a frame, or chase, for printing or plating

Origin of form

Middle English forme from Old French from Classical Latin forma, a shape, figure, image from uncertain or unknown; perhaps (via Etr) Classical Greek morph?

to give shape or form to; fashion; make, as in some particular way
to mold or shape by training and discipline; train; instruct
to develop (habits)
to think of; frame in the mind; conceive
to come together into; organize into: to form a club
to make up; act as; create out of separate elements; constitute: thirteen states formed the original Union
Gram.
1. to build (words) from bases, affixes, etc.
2. to construct or make up (a phrase, sentence, etc.)

Origin of form

ME formen < OFr fourmer < L formare < the n.

to be formed; assume shape
to come into being; take form
to take a definite or specific form or shape

form Idioms

good (or bad) form

conduct in (or not in) accord with social custom

-form

having the form of; shaped like: dentiform
having (a specified number of) forms: triform

Origin of -form

Old French -forme from Classical Latin forma, form

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form

noun

a. The shape and structure of an object: the form of a snowflake.
b. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal; figure: In the fog we could see two forms standing on the bridge.
c. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
d. A mold for the setting of concrete.
a. The way in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself: an element usually found in the form of a gas.
b. Philosophy The essential or ideal nature of something, especially as distinguished from its matter or material being.
a. A kind, type, or variety: A cat is a form of mammal.
b. Botany A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.
a. Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in verbal or musical composition: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
b. A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
a. Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom: gave his consent solely as a matter of form.
b. Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom: Arriving late to a wedding is considered bad form.
c. A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony: “As they had never had a funeral aboard a ship, they began rehearsing the forms so as to be ready” ( Arthur Conan Doyle )
d. A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.
a. Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a musician at the top of her form.
b. A pattern of behavior or performance: remained true to form and showed up late.
c. Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training: a dog in excellent form.
d. A racing form.
A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.
a. A linguistic form.
b. The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
a. Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
b. The lair or resting place of a hare.

verb

formed, form·ing, forms

verb

transitive

a. To give form to; shape: form clay into figures.
b. To make or fashion by shaping: form figures out of clay.
c. To develop in the mind; conceive: Her reading led her to form a different opinion.
a. To arrange oneself in: Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T. The acrobats formed a pyramid.
b. To organize or arrange: The environmentalists formed their own party.
c. To fashion, train, or develop by instruction, discipline, or precept: formed the recruits into excellent soldiers.
a. To come to have; develop or acquire: He formed the habit of walking to work.
b. To enter into (a relationship): They formed a friendship.
To constitute or compose, especially out of separate elements: the bones that form the skeleton.
a. To produce (a tense, for example) by inflection: form the pluperfect.
b. To make (a word) by derivation or composition.

verb

intransitive

To become formed or shaped: Add enough milk so the dough forms easily into balls.
To come into being by taking form; arise: Clouds will form in the afternoon.
To assume a specified form, shape, or pattern: The soldiers formed into a column.

Origin of form

Middle English forme from Latin fōrma possibly ( via Etruscan ) from Greek morphē

Related Forms:

form′a·bil′i·ty
noun

form′a·ble
adjective

-form

suffix

Having the form of: plexiform.

Origin of -form

New Latin -fōrmis from Latin fōrma form

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form

allomerism variability of a chemical compound in which there is no variation in crystalline form. —allomeric, adj. amorphism the quality of being shapeless. Also, Rare. amorphy. —amorphic, adj. anamorphism a distorted image of an object, as in anamorphic art. Also anamorphosis. —anamorphic, adj. anamorphoscope a cylindrical mirror for correcting the distorted image created by anamorphism. anamorphosis anamorphism. decussation the state of being in the form of an X. See also joining. geomorphology Physical Geography. the study of the characteristics, origins, and development of land forms. —geomorphologist, n. —geomorphologic, geomorphological, adj. gibbosity the state or condition of being curved, especially convexly. —gibbous, adj. hemitery any minor malformation. heteromorphism 1. the quality of differing in form from the standard or norm. 2. the condition of existing in different forms at different stages of development, as certain insects. —heteromorphic, adj. idiomorphism the state or quality of having a peculiar or characteristic form; uniqueness or individuality in form. —idiomorphic, adj. incorporealism the state of having no material body or form. —incorporeity, n. morphogenesis the origin(s) of the various aspects of the form of an organism. Also called morphogeny. —morphogenetic, adj. morphography the scientific description of form. —morphographer, n. —morphographic, adj. morphology 1. the study of the form or structure of anything. 2. the branch of biology that studies the form and structure of plants and animals. See also geomorphology. —morphologist, n. —morphologic, morphological, adj. morphometry the process or technique of measuring the external form of an object. —morphometrical, adj. morphonomy the study of the laws governing form in nature. —morphonomic, adj. morphophyly the study of the phylogeny of forms. omniformity the state or quality of having every form. —omniform, adj. orthogonality the state or quality of being right-angled or perpendicular. —orthogonal, adj. palingenesis 1. the phase in the development of an organism in which its form and structure pass through the changes undergone in the evolution of the species. 2. the morphological and structural changes that occur during insect development. Also palingenesia, palingenesy. —palingenetic, adj. promorphology the branch of morphology that studies the forms of organisms from a mathematical point of view. —promorphologist, n. —promorphological adj. schematism the form, disposition, or outline of a thing or concept. —schematist, n. tectology a branch of morphology that regards an organism as made up of other organisms. —tectological, adj. tetramorphism the property of displaying four different forms. —tetramorph, n. —tetramorphic, adj. trimorphism the state or quality of occurring in three distinct forms, usually at different stages of development, as certain plants, organisms, etc. —trimorphic, trimorphous, adj.

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form

form figure shape configuration contour profile

These nouns refer to the external outline of a thing. Form is the outline and structure of a thing as opposed to its substance: 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. Shape implies three-dimensional definition that indicates both outline and bulk or mass: “He faced her, a hooded and cloaked shape” (Joseph Conrad). Configuration stresses the pattern formed by the arrangement of parts within an outline: The map shows the configuration of North America, with its mountains, rivers, and plains. Contour refers especially to the outline of a three-dimensional figure: I traced the contour of the bow with my finger. Profile denotes the outline of something viewed against a background and especially the outline of the human face in side view: The police took a photograph of the mugger's profile.

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Noun

(plural forms)

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
a republican form of government
Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
a matter of mere form
A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
To apply for the position, complete the application form.
(grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
participial forms; verb forms
Characteristics not involving atomic components.
(UK) A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).
(UK, education) A class or year of students (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).
(archaic) A class or rank in society.
The den or home of a hare.
(dated) A long bench with no back.
(computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
(UK) Grade (level of pre-collegiate education).
(biology) An infraspecific rank.
(printing, dated) The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
(fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
(crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
(geometry) A quantic.

Verb

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

To give shape or visible structure to (a thing or person).
When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.
(intransitive) To take shape.
When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.
(linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.
To constitute, to compose, to make up.
Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.
To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
Singing in a choir helps to form a child's sociality.
To provide (a hare) with a form.

Origin

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

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form - Computer Definition

(1) A paper form used for printing.

(2) A formatted screen display designed for a particular application. See forms software.

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form - Legal Definition

A standard legal document sold or published to be used as a model, or to be prepared by filling in blanks; the outward appearance of something, as opposed to its substance.

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