Shape
French Meaning
forme
état
figure
silhouette
contour
condition
moule
apparition
fantôme
système
façonner
modeler
former
concrétiser
donner une forme
formuler
prendre forme
modifier
se concrétiser
dresser
mettre au point
marcher bien
English Meaning
- The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour. See Synonyms at form.
- Something distinguished from its surroundings by its outline.
- The contour of a person's body; the figure.
- A definite distinctive form: "The bomb gave the shape of life, outer and inner, an irreversible charge; a sense of fatefulness would now lie on all things” ( Alfred Kazin).
- A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.
- A form or condition in which something may exist or appear; embodiment: a god in the shape of a swan.
- Assumed or false appearance; guise.
- A ghostly form; a phantom.
- Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.
- The proper condition of something necessary for action, effectiveness, or use: an athlete in excellent shape.
- To give a particular form to; create.
- To cause to conform to a particular form or pattern; adapt to fit.
- To plan to bring about the realization or accomplishment of; devise.
- To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk legend into a full-scale opera.
- To adapt to a particular use or purpose; adjust.
- To direct the course of: "He shaped history as well as being shaped by it” ( Robert J. Samuelson).
- To come to pass; happen.
- To take on a definite shape or form. Often used with up or into.
- shape up Informal To turn out; develop.
- shape up To improve so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.