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formed

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈfɔɹmd// UK //fˈɔːmd// formed

v. to make something start to exist or to give something a specific shape. You use it when parts come together to create a whole group or object.

v. to bring into existence or give a particular shape to something; to constitute or make up a whole. Transitive in most active contexts, though often appearing in the passive to describe composition.


SIMPLE

The students formed a circle on the grass.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of working together, the two scientists formed a close friendship and a successful business partnership.

COMPLEX

The cooling lava gradually formed hexagonal columns that eventually became a famous geological landmark along the coast.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; it is frequently used in the passive voice to describe what something is made of.

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