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Verb form has 7 senses
- form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
--1 is one way to constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- form, organize, organise - create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
--2 is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- form, take form, take shape, spring - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
--3 is one way to become
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
--5 is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- imprint, form - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
--6 is one way to influence, act upon, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
- form - give shape to; "form the clay into a head"
--7 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: deform
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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