form
[ fawrm ]
/ fɔrm /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of form
1175–1225; Middle English
forme < Old French < Latin
fōrma form, figure, model, mold, sort, Medieval Latin: seat
SYNONYMS FOR form
1
mold,
cast,
cut.
Form,
figure,
outline,
shape refer to an appearance that can be recognized.
Form,
figure, and
shape are often used to mean an area defined by contour without regard to other identifying qualities, as color or material.
Outline refers to the line that delimits a form, figure, or shape:
the outline of a hill.
Form often includes a sense of mass or volume:
a solid form.
Shape may refer to an outline or a form:
an “S” shape; a woman's shape.
Figure often refers to a form or shape determined by its outline:
the figure eight.
Form and
shape may also be applied to abstractions:
the shape or form of the future.
Form is applied to physical objects, mental images, methods of procedure, etc.; it is a more inclusive term than either
shape or
figure :
the form of a cross, of a ceremony, of a poem.
5 model, pattern, jig.
9 sort, kind, order, type.
14 ceremony, ritual, formula, formality, rule.
16 blank.
19, 20 system, mode, practice, formula.
31 model, fabricate, mold, forge, cast, outline.
32 create.
34 systematize, dispose.
39 teach, educate, train.
OTHER WORDS FROM form
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH form
form forum (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby form
forklift,
forky,
forlorn,
forlorn hope,
forlì,
form,
form an opinion,
form class,
form criticism,
form drag,
form factor
Example sentences from the Web for formed
British Dictionary definitions for formed (1 of 2)
form
/ (fɔːm) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of form
formable, adjectiveWord Origin for form
C13: from Old French
forme, from Latin
forma shape, model
British Dictionary definitions for formed (2 of 2)
Form
/ (fɔːm) /
noun
(in the philosophy of Plato) an ideal archetype existing independently of those individuals which fall under it, supposedly explaining their common properties and serving as the only objects of true knowledge as opposed to the mere opinion obtainable of matters of fact
Also called: Idea
Idioms and Phrases with formed
form