forming

Verb

form (third-person singular simple present forms, present participle forming, simple past and past participle formed)

1. (transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
   • When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.
2. (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
   • Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.
3. (intransitive) To take shape.
   • When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.

   Synonyms:

   take form

4. To put together or bring into being; assemble.
   • The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.
5. (transitive) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
   • By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.
6. (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
   • Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.

   Synonyms:

   compose

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