form in English: The shape or kind of something; also a paper with spaces to write in. (noun)

Translation

The shape or kind of something; also a paper with spaces to write in.

Word origin

From Latin forma, meaning shape or mould, through Old French forme.

Origin: Latin
Root: forma

Grammar

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Examples

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"Form" here means the shape or state of something.

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Here "form" means a paper with spaces to write in.

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"Forms" is the plural, meaning more than one form.

Related words

shape

The outside form of something, such as round, square, or long.

kind

A kind is a group of things that are the same in some way; a type or sort.

type

A group of things or people that are the same in some way; a kind.

way

A method of doing something, or a road or path from one place to another.

make

To create, build, or produce something.

apply

To ask in a formal way for a job, a place at a school, or something else you want.

paperwork

The forms, letters, and documents that you must read, fill in, and keep in order.

structure

The way the parts of something are built or organised; also a building of any kind.

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