What does “form” mean?
- 1
nouna type or kind of something
Walking is a great form of exercise.
- 2
nouna printed or online document with spaces for you to write information
Please fill out this form.
- 3
verbto make or create something, or to start to exist
Ice formed on the windows overnight.
Form at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /fɔrm/ · FORM
How to use “form” correctly
As a verb, “form” often means come together into a shape or group: “form a line”, “form a team”.
Common phrases with “form”
- fill out a form
- a form of
- application form
- form a group
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- formation
- formal
- reform
“form” is on these word lists
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