Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take shape

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: take shape
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a definite form.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape."
"Yet it was all interesting and the process of being partly responsible for stripping down a locomotive and seeing it take shape again was quite a thrill."
"It was the section of the North Midland Railway from Derby to Ambergate which provided the springboard for a scheme that took shape in the early part of 1845 for a route through the Peak to Manchester."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

takes shape (present, singular) taking shape (participle, present) took shape (past) taken shape (participle, past)

Synonyms

come into being form take form spring

Questions

What does take shape mean?: To take a definite form.

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