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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

To give in "to give form"

I would like to ask what "to give" mean in "to give form" ?

Whic of the following meanings can fit with "to give" in the above sense?

Here is the link and there are lots of meaning for "to give" so I cannot determine the correct one.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give

Thank you.
  

Top answer

give form is an idiomatic expression meaning give shape to something. eg A tailor gets cloth and gives form to a suit. eg A man gives form to his political ideas by writing about them in a book.

— Clive

  • give form is an idiomatic expression meaning give shape to something.
  • eg A tailor gets cloth and gives form to a suit.
  • eg A man gives form to his political ideas by writing about them in a book.
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give form is an idiomatic expression meaning give shape to something.

eg A tailor gets cloth and gives form to a suit.

eg A man gives form to his political ideas by writing about them in a book.
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Yes but there should be a definition for "to give" in this usage.

Thank you.
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Perhaps 9 b, but note there are lots of idiomatic expressions simply listed at the end.

You really just need a pretty basic definition of 'give', and I don't see one.
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