shape

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the physical condition or health of a person or an object.

n. the state of health, fitness, or general condition of a person or thing.

“He goes to the gym every day to stay in good shape.”

“After years of neglect, the old Victorian house was in poor shape and required extensive structural repairs.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to make something into a particular form using your hands or a tool.

v. to give a particular form or surface contour to an object, often through physical manipulation.

“She used her hands to shape the clay into a small bowl.”

“The sculptor spent months shaping the marble block into a lifelike representation of a historical figure.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to have a strong influence on how something develops, like a person's character or a plan.

v. to influence the development or nature of something abstract, such as an idea, policy, or personality.

“Our childhood experiences often help shape who we are as adults.”

“The new CEO's vision will likely shape the company's strategy for the next decade.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a way to group different pieces of information together in some computer programming languages.

n. a data structure in certain programming languages, such as Hack, consisting of a fixed set of named fields with specific types.

“The programmer defined a shape to store the user's name and age.”

“Using a shape instead of a generic array allows the type checker to catch errors before the code is even executed.”