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
- (social) To do with structure or procedure.
- A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
- A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
- The den or home of a hare.
- (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
- (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
- (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
- forms
- forme
- forming
- formed
- formest
- formedst
- formeth
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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