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formen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
  • form noun The shape or visible structure of something.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
  • molding noun A decorative strip, usually of wood or plaster, used to trim or ornament edges and joints.
  • sculpt verb To shape something, especially by carving, modelling, or casting, into a three-dimensional form.
  • shape noun The outline or form of something, defined by its outer edges or surface.

Senses

formen is used for these senses in English:

  • forge (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
  • form (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
  • frame (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
  • molding The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
  • sculpt (intransitive) To work as a sculptor.
  • shape (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

forge — full definition

  1. noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
  2. verb To shape metal by heating and hammering it.
  3. verb To illegally copy or fake a document, signature, or item.
  4. verb To build or develop something gradually through effort.

form — full definition

  1. noun The shape or visible structure of something.
  2. noun A document with blank spaces to be filled in with information.
  3. noun A type or kind of something.
  4. verb To create or bring something into existence.

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