noun
plural forms
[count] a type or kind of something
one of several or many different ways in which something is seen, experienced, or produced
the shape of something [count]
[count] :something that can be seen only as a shape or outline
[count] :bodily shape :figure
[count] :a document with blank spaces for filling in information
[noncount] somewhat old-fashioned :a way of behaving that is judged as proper or improper
[noncount] a manner or style of performing
condition for performing
c - used to describe how well or badly someone is performing
the way in which the parts of a piece of writing or music or of a work of art are arranged [noncount]
[count] :any one of the different ways in which a word may be written or spoken
[noncount] :a grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools
as a matter of form
used to say that something is done because it is polite, usual, or required
form of address
in any way, shape, or form
take form
to begin to develop :to start to exist or be seen
true to form
Something or someone that is (or runs, holds, etc.) true to form behaves or proceeds in the usual and expected way.
verb
forms; formed; forming
[+ obj] :to cause (something) to have a particular shape or form
[+ obj] :to get, create, or develop (something) over a period of time
to begin to exist or to be seen [no obj]
[no obj] :to gather together in a group
[+ obj] :to make or create (something)
[linking verb] :to be something
[+ obj] :to be arranged in (a shape)