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Idiom idiom

take form


To take shape

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The clay begins to take form in my hands.

CONTEXTUAL

As the architect sketched the final lines, the design of the new library finally started to take form.

COMPLEX

Amidst the chaos of the initial brainstorming session, a coherent strategy began to take form, guiding the team toward a unified objective.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    be taken ill

    To become ill.

  2. 02

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  3. 03

    forget to take one's medication this morning

    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  4. 04

    get taken in

    To be fooled; to fall for.

  5. 05

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  6. 06

    give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

    Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

  7. 07

    have one's name taken

    To receive a yellow card.

  8. 08

    I take it

    Used to express one's understanding of another's position.

Last updated August 10, 2026