form

form: noun

1》 visible shape or configuration.

    ↘style, design, and arrangement in an artistic work as distinct from its content.

2》 a way in which a thing exists or appears: essays in book form.

    ↘any of the ways in which a word may be spelled, pronounced, or inflected.

    ↘Philosophy the essential nature of a species or thing, especially (in Plato's thought) regarded as an abstract ideal which real things imitate or participate in.

3》 a type or variety.

4》 the customary or correct method or procedure.

    ↘a ritual or convention.

5》 a printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted.

6》 chiefly Brit. a class or year in a school.

7》 the state of a sports player with regard to their current standard of play.

    ↘details of previous performances by a racehorse or greyhound.

    ↘a person's mood and state of health.

    ↘Brit. informal a criminal record.

8》 Brit. a long bench without a back.

9》 Printing, chiefly US variant spelling of forme.

10》 Brit. a hare's lair.

11》 a temporary wooden structure used to hold concrete during setting.

verb

1》 combine to create (something).

    ↘go to make up.

    ↘establish or develop.

    ↘articulate (a word or other linguistic unit).

2》 make or be made into a particular form: form the dough into balls.

    ↘(form people/things up or form up) chiefly Military bring or be brought into a certain formation.

Phrases

in (or chiefly Brit. on) form playing or performing well.

off (or chiefly Brit. out of) form not playing or performing well.

Derivatives

formability noun

formable adjective

formless adjective

formlessly adverb

formlessness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. forme (n.), fo(u)rmer (v.), both based on L. forma 'a mould or form'.

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Synonyms:

Shape (with especial reference to structure), figure, configuration, conformation, mould, fashion, cast, cut, tournure, Fashion, shape, mould / Mould, pattern, model / Arrangement, organization, combination, law of combination, principle of arrangement or synthesis, a priori principle / Mode, method, formula, formulary, ritual, established practice, Make, create, produce / Manner, system, sort, kind, order, Contrive, devise, invent, frame / Regularity, order, arrangement, shapeliness, Constitute, compose, make up / Ceremony, formality, ceremonial, ritual, conventionality, etiquette, conventional rule, Arrange, dispose, combine / Empty show, mere appearance / Bench, long seat (without a back) / Class, rank of students / Type in a chase (ready for printing)

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Form — (de) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
form — form·abil·i·ty; form·able; form·ably; form·al·de·hyde; form·amide; form·am·i·dine; form·a·zan; form·ful; form·ism; form·ist; form·less; Form·var; for·nic·i·form; fos·si·form; fo·ve·i·form; fruc·ti·form; fun·gi·form; fun·nel·form; fur·ci·form;… … English syllables
Form — • The original meaning of the term form, both in Greek and Latin, was and is that in common use • eidos, being translated, that which is seen, shape, etc., with secondary meanings derived from this, as form, sort, particular, kind, nature… … Catholic encyclopedia
form — n 1 Form, figure, shape, conformation, configuration are comparable when they denote the disposition or arrangement of content that gives a particular aspect or appearance to a thing as distinguished from the substance of which that thing is made … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Form — may mean: *Form, the shape, appearance, or configuration, of an object *Form (furniture), a long seat or bench without a back *Form (education), a class, set or group of students *Form, a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass used by a… … Wikipedia
Form — (Lehnwort von lat. forma) bezeichnet: Gestalt, die Art und Weise, wie etwas ist oder sich verändert im Sport die körperliche Verfassung eines Menschen, siehe Fitness Form (Kampfkunst), ein feststehender Bewegungsablauf in den Naturwissenschaften… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Form — (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
form — n 1: the structure of something (as a document) as distinguished from its matter a defect in form, not substance 2: established procedure according to rule or practice see also form of action 3: a printed or typed document with blank spaces for… … Law dictionary
form — [fôrm] n. [ME forme < OFr < L forma, a shape, figure, image < ? (via Etr) Gr morphē] 1. the shape, outline, or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc. 2. a) the body or figure of a person or animal b) a… … English World dictionary
Form 8-K — is a report required to be filed by public companies with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. After a significant event like bankruptcy or departure of a CEO, a public… … Wikipedia
form — [n1] shape; arrangement anatomy, appearance, articulation, cast, configuration, conformation, construction, contour, cut, design, die, embodiment, fashion, figure, formation, framework, mode, model, mold, outline, pattern, plan, profile, scheme,… … New thesaurus

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