form

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noun

1 type of sth/way of doing sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ common

▪

Strikes are the most common form of industrial protest.

▪ different, various

▪

various forms of surveillance

▪ extreme

▪

an extreme form of socialism

▪ pure

▪

In its purest form, the substance is highly explosive.

▪ basic, simple

▪ complex

▪ mild

▪ severe, virulent

▪

a virulent form of the flu

▪ early, original, traditional

▪

an early form of bicycle

▪ final

▪

The document was edited before being circulated in its final form.

▪ new

▪ art, literary, musical

▪

Storytelling has acquired the status of an art form.

▪ life

▪

primitive life forms at the bottom of the sea

▪ digital, electronic

▪

The data is stored in digital form.

▪ graphic, tabular

▪

The results of the survey are shown below in tabular form.

▪ liquid

▪ physical

VERB + FORM

▪ take

▪

Bullying can take many forms.

▪ give

▪

A film gives physical form to a novel's characters.

PREPOSITION

▪ in … form

▪

The gas is stored in liquid form.

▪ in the form of

▪

These costs were passed on in the form of higher rents.

▪ form of

▪

Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.

PHRASES

▪ in any shape or form

▪

The company will not tolerate discrimination in any shape or form.

▪ in some form or other

▪

We spend most of our time communicating in some form or other.

2 shape

ADJECTIVE

▪ human

▪

paintings of the human form

▪ adult

▪ sleeping

VERB + FORM

▪ alter, change

▪

a mythical creature that could change its form

▪ assume, take on

▪

a god who could take on human form

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the form

▪

Two weeks later the moth will emerge in its adult form.

3 piece of paper with questions on it

ADJECTIVE

▪ application, booking (BrE), consent, entry, order, registration, reservation (AmE)

▪ online

▪

Please fill out the online form on our website.

VERB + FORM

▪ complete, fill in (BrE), fill out

▪

Please complete the application form and return it to us.

▪ sign

▪ return

4 how well sb/sth is performing

ADJECTIVE

▪ fine, good, great, top

▪

The team entered the tournament in top form.

▪ poor

▪ current, present

VERB + FORM

▪ maintain

▪

The team is hoping that it can maintain its current form.

▪ find

▪

She urgently needs to find her form.

▪ regain

PREPOSITION

▪ in form

▪

She was in fine form for the tournament.

▪

Ben was in great form at the wedding.

▪

Barcelona are the team in form. (BrE)

▪ off form (BrE)

▪

Her recent illness possibly explains why she was off form in this race.

▪ on form (esp. BrE)

▪

He'll be a difficult opponent to beat; he's really on form today.

▪

Yesterday's game saw him back on form.

▪ on sb's form (esp. BrE)

▪

On his present form it seems likely that he will win.

▪ out of form (BrE)

▪

The team was out of form and did not play as well as expected.

PHRASES

▪ a return to form

▪

His recent performances mark a welcome return to form.

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verb

1 make/organize sth

VERB + FORM

▪ attempt to, try to

▪ agree to, decide to

▪ ask sb to, invite sb to (both esp. BrE)

▪

The leader of the party with the most seats is invited to form a government.

▪ help (to)

PHRASES

▪ newly formed, recently formed

▪

a newly formed political party

2 make sth into a shape

PREPOSITION

▪ into

▪

She formed the clay into a ball.

PHRASES

▪ fully formed

▪

The plan came in a flash of inspiration, fully formed.

▪ perfectly formed

▪

a perfectly formed body

Form is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bruise, ↑bubble, ↑cell, ↑clot, ↑cloud, ↑consensus, ↑crust, ↑crystal, ↑dew, ↑grin, ↑group, ↑ice, ↑idea, ↑lump, ↑mould, ↑perspiration, ↑queue, ↑rock, ↑scar, ↑smile, ↑tear, ↑wrinkle

Form is used with these nouns as the object: ↑administration, ↑alignment, ↑alliance, ↑angle, ↑arc, ↑arch, ↑army, ↑assembly, ↑association, ↑attachment, ↑backdrop, ↑background, ↑band, ↑barricade, ↑barrier, ↑base, ↑basis, ↑blockade, ↑body, ↑bond, ↑border, ↑boundary, ↑brigade, ↑cabinet, ↑canopy, ↑carpet, ↑category, ↑cell, ↑chain, ↑channel, ↑character, ↑circle, ↑class, ↑climax, ↑clot, ↑cloud, ↑club, ↑clump, ↑coalition, ↑coating, ↑colony, ↑committee, ↑commune, ↑company, ↑compound, ↑confederation, ↑congregation, ↑connection, ↑consensus, ↑cooperative, ↑cordon, ↑core, ↑council, ↑crater, ↑crust, ↑curve, ↑deposit, ↑division, ↑edge, ↑element, ↑elite, ↑entity, ↑expectation, ↑federation, ↑fist, ↑focal point, ↑force, ↑foundation, ↑friendship, ↑front, ↑frown, ↑galaxy, ↑government, ↑grin, ↑groove, ↑group, ↑habit, ↑hierarchy, ↑hypothesis, ↑ice, ↑idea, ↑identity, ↑image, ↑impression, ↑infinitive, ↑judgement, ↑junta, ↑layer, ↑league, ↑line, ↑link, ↑lobby, ↑loop, ↑lump, ↑majority, ↑militia, ↑mob, ↑molecule, ↑network, ↑opinion, ↑ozone, ↑pact, ↑part, ↑partnership, ↑party, ↑paste, ↑pattern, ↑perimeter, ↑picture, ↑plan, ↑pool, ↑procession, ↑queue, ↑relationship, ↑republic, ↑ring, ↑rock, ↑sentence, ↑shape, ↑shield, ↑skeleton, ↑society, ↑spine, ↑squad, ↑structure, ↑style, ↑subsidiary, ↑syndicate, ↑task force, ↑team, ↑tense, ↑triangle, ↑trust, ↑union, ↑unit, ↑valley, ↑vapour, ↑web, ↑whole, ↑word