form

form
form NOUN 1) visible shape or configuration. 2) a way in which a thing exists or appears. 3) a type or variety. 4) the customary or correct method or procedure. 5) a printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted. 6) chiefly Brit. a class or year in a school. 7) the state of a sports player with regard to their current standard of play. 8) details of previous performances by a racehorse or greyhound. 9) a person's mood and state of health: she was on good form. 10) Brit. a long bench without a back.
VERB 1) bring together parts to create. 2) go to make up. 3) establish or develop. 4) make or be made into a certain form.
in (or Brit. on) form — Cf. ↑on form
off (or Brit. out of) form — Cf. ↑out of form
DERIVATIVES formable adjective formless adjective.
ORIGIN Latin forma 'a mould or form' .

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