take form

verb

To take shape

Meanings

verbtake form (third-person singular simple present takes form, present participle taking form, simple past took form, past participle taken form)

present singular third person takes form · participle present taking form · past took form · participle past taken form

  1. idiomaticTo take shape

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdevelop into a distinctive entity

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

take form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20form

MLA

“take form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20form. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take form,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20form.

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