form

I 1. fo:m noun

1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) form, skikkelse

2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) type, form, slag

3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formular, skjema

4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalitet, formsak

5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) (skole)klasse

2. verb

1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) danne, stifte

2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) ta form, danne seg

3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) opprette, danne

4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) danne, utgjøre

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- formation

- be in good form
- in the form of II fo:m noun

(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) (tre)benk

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sort

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subst. \/fɔːm\/

1) form, utforming, fasong

• the form of a poem

et dikts form

• the table has a very simple form

bordet har en svært enkel form

2) skikkelse, figur

3) form, versjon

• the law in its new form

loven i sin nye form

4) skjema, blankett

• fill in a form

fylle ut et skjema

5) benk (uten rygg), skolebenk

6) (skole)klasse, kull

• first form

første klasse

7) manerer, oppførsel

• spitting is bad form

det er ikke pent å spytte

8) (grammatikk) ordform

• the plural form normally ends in s

9) (sport) form, kondisjon

• he is in\/on great form for the match

han er i storform til kampen

10) støpeform

11) (boktrykking, også forme) form

12) (for hare) hi

be off\/out of form (sport e.l.) ikke være i form, være utrent

for form's sake for formens skyld, for ordens skyld

in due form i behørig form

in form i (god) kondisjon (fysisk og mentalt)

i riktig form

in the form of i form av

lose form (om veddeløpshester e.l.) miste formen, være i dårlig form, ha dårlig kondisjon

low forms of life (biologi) lavere former for liv

a matter of form eller a mere form en formalitet, proforma

run true to form eller be true to form oppføre seg som ventet, være seg selv lik

take form ta form

take the form of forme seg til

II

verb \/fɔːm\/

1) danne (seg), stifte(s)

• ice had formed

det hadde dannet seg is

• they will form a coalition

de vil danne en koalisjon

2) forme (ved opplæring eller trening)

• you can form a child's character

du kan forme et barns personlighet

3) utvikle, skaffe seg, stifte

• form a friendship with someone

stifte vennskap med noen

4) tenke ut, utforme i tankene, danne seg, gjøre seg opp

• have you formed an opinion?

har du gjort deg opp en mening?

5) utgjøre

• the fireplace forms part of the decor

peisen er en del av utsmykningen

6) (militærvesen) formere (seg), stille (seg) opp, danne formasjon

• form two deep!

still opp på to rekker!

form into forme seg til, danne seg til

form up stille seg opp