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forming

/ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

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verb

To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).

Examples :

"Clouds were forming interesting shapes in the sky. "

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To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.

Examples :

"Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet."

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verb

Examples :

"When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy."

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To put together or bring into being; assemble.

Examples :

"Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960."

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To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.

Examples :

"By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective."

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To constitute, to compose, to make up.

Examples :

"Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders."

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To mould or model by instruction or discipline.

Examples :

"The coach is forming young athletes by teaching them discipline and teamwork. "

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To provide (a hare) with a form.

Examples :

"The hare was forming a cozy nest in the tall grass, flattening the stalks to create a sheltered spot. "

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To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.

Examples :

"The factory worker was carefully forming the battery plates by running a direct charging current through them after they had been pasted with red lead and litharge. "

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noun

The act by which something is formed; formation.

Examples :

"The forming of a study group was a key part of the students' success. "

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