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Form

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /fɔːm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Form is a noun meaning (heading, physical) To do with shape.

Meaning

(heading, physical) To do with shape.

More Meanings

  1. (social) To do with structure or procedure.
  2. A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
  3. A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
  4. The den or home of a hare.
  5. (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
  6. (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
  7. (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.

Example Sentences

participial forms; verb forms
Hares left their snug ‘forms’ in the cold grass.
To apply for the position, complete the application form.
Being one day a hunting, I found a Hare sitting in her forme[…].

Word Forms

Synonyms for form

Depending on context, synonyms include figure, shape, cast, cookie cutter, mold, pattern.

Antonyms for form

Common opposites include deform, distort, disfigure, misshape, wrest, buckle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include configuration, build, frame, pattern, organize, shape.

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