English Dictionary

form

/fɔːm/

noun

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. / A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. / Regularity, beauty, or elegance.

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意味（1）

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.

Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.

意味（2）

A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.

意味（3）

Regularity, beauty, or elegance.

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(philosophy) The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.

意味（5）

Characteristics not involving atomic components.

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(dated) A long bench with no back.

In the hall. One large table, with frame. 10s. ij cobbordes 8s. j fourme, j chaire, and j kenninge measure, 12d.

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(fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.

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(crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.

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An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.

意味（10）

Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.

Those whom form of laws

Those whom form of laws Condemned to die.

意味（11）

Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.

a republican form of government

意味（12）

Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.

a matter of mere form

意味（13）

(archaic) A class or rank in society.

ladies of a high form

意味（14）

(UK) A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).

It's fair to say she has form on this: she has criticised David Cameron's proposal to create all-women shortlists for prospective MPs, tried to ban women wearing high heels at work as the resulting pain made them take time off work, and tried to reduce the point at which an abortion can take place from 24 to 21 weeks.

意味（15）

Level of performance.

The team's form has been poor this year.

意味（16）

(UK, education) A class or year of school pupils (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).

One other day after afternoon school, Mr. Percival came behind me and put his hand on me. Let me see, what's your name? Which form are you in? […]

意味（17）

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

To apply for the position, complete the application form.

意味（18）

A specimen document to be copied or imitated.

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(grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.

participial forms; verb forms

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The den or home of a hare.

Being one day a hunting, I found a Hare sitting in her forme[…].

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(computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.

While it is quite amazing how much one can do with Visual Basic with the code attached to a single form, to take full advantage of VB you'll need to start using multiple forms and having the code on all the forms in your project interact.

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(taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.

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(printing, dated) The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.

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(geometry) A quantic.

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(sports, fitness) A specific way of performing a movement.