TAKE FORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does take form mean? 

• TAKE FORM (verb)
  The verb TAKE FORM has 1 sense:

1. develop into a distinctive entity

  Familiarity information: TAKE FORM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKE FORM (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Develop into a distinctive entity

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

form; spring; take form; take shape

Context example:

our plans began to take shape

Hypernyms (to "take form" is one way to...):

become (come into existence)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take form"):

regenerate (be formed or shaped anew)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP