What part of speech is form?

Form can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. form is a verb, present, 1st person singular of form (infinitive).
  • 2. form is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. form is a noun, singular of forms.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does form mean?

Definitions

Verb
form - create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
form - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
form - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
form - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
form - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

Noun
form - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
form - a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
form - the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
form - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
form - a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
form - an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
form - a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
form - an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
form - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
form - (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
form - a life-size dummy used to display clothes
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Examples of form

#   Sentence  
1. noun The composition presents problems for students of musical form.
2. noun He filled out his tax form.
3. noun The essay was in the form of a dialogue.
4. noun He first sketches the plot in outline form.
5. noun His resentment took the form of extreme hostility.
6. noun He was at the top of his form.
7. noun The team was off form last night.
8. noun Sculpture is a form of art.
9. noun Remember the old shoe sizing machines that was a form of radiation xray?
10. noun a rare form of retardation is showing up in that group more than anywhere else in the world.
11. noun I just get hung up on 'Christians', as they're the dominant form where I come from.
12. noun Al Qaeda has had anthrax, the raw seed product in its unweaponized form, since at least 1997, when it was purchased by Bin Laden through the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ("Moro Front" or "MILF").
13. noun I need to have a form filled out that says I don't have health insurance coverage through Enron.
14. noun Is the attached form the final final form?
15. noun With respect to First Union National Bank, the draft we were working from was so old that they agreed to look at our current form of agreement which was sent to them on 11/8/00 for review.
16. verb Social groups form everywhere.
17. verb Form the young child's character.
18. verb Form cylinders from the dough.
19. verb I guess if you are someone not familiar with how NASA benefits our society I can see how one might form the opinion of yheggy-ga.
20. verb This right to love and form a family is so fundamental that our United States Constitution takes it for granted in its dedication to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”.
21. verb Throughout history, tyrants have known that by denying the right of oppressed peoples to form and nurture families, they can kill the spirit of those peoples.
22. verb Even if your sentences were actually senseless, you at least have the luck to be able to form beautiful sentences.
23. verb You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.
24. verb You must form regular habits.
25. verb We came together to form a group.
26. verb Boeing's safety experts have joined others in the industry to form an international task force to try to eliminate one particular kind of air crash known as controlled flight into terrain, CFIT.
27. verb As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form.
28. verb I don't think it's easy to form your own opinion on an issue.
29. verb Two groups united to form a party.
30. verb The two clubs united to form one.
Sentence  
noun
The composition presents problems for students of musical form.
He filled out his tax form.
The essay was in the form of a dialogue.
He first sketches the plot in outline form.
His resentment took the form of extreme hostility.
He was at the top of his form.
The team was off form last night.
Sculpture is a form of art.
Remember the old shoe sizing machines that was a form of radiation xray?
a rare form of retardation is showing up in that group more than anywhere else in the world.
I just get hung up on 'Christians', as they're the dominant form where I come from.
Al Qaeda has had anthrax, the raw seed product in its unweaponized form, since at least 1997, when it was purchased by Bin Laden through the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ("Moro Front" or "MILF").
I need to have a form filled out that says I don't have health insurance coverage through Enron.
Is the attached form the final final form?
With respect to First Union National Bank, the draft we were working from was so old that they agreed to look at our current form of agreement which was sent to them on 11/8/00 for review.
verb
Social groups form everywhere.
Form the young child's character.
Form cylinders from the dough.
I guess if you are someone not familiar with how NASA benefits our society I can see how one might form the opinion of yheggy-ga.
This right to love and form a family is so fundamental that our United States Constitution takes it for granted in its dedication to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”.
Throughout history, tyrants have known that by denying the right of oppressed peoples to form and nurture families, they can kill the spirit of those peoples.
Even if your sentences were actually senseless, you at least have the luck to be able to form beautiful sentences.
You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.
You must form regular habits.
We came together to form a group.
Boeing's safety experts have joined others in the industry to form an international task force to try to eliminate one particular kind of air crash known as controlled flight into terrain, CFIT.
As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form.
I don't think it's easy to form your own opinion on an issue.
Two groups united to form a party.
The two clubs united to form one.
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