forms

Average Rank: 1885

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 窗体;表单;表格(form的复数形式)

Detailed Explanations:
  • n the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  • n a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  • n a perceptual structure
  • n any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  • n alternative names for the body of a human being
  • n the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  • n the visual appearance of something or someone
  • n a printed document with spaces in which to write
  • n (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
  • n an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
  • n a particular mode in which something is manifested
  • n (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
  • n a body of students who are taught together
  • n an ability to perform well
  • n a life-size dummy used to display clothes
  • n a mold for setting concrete
  • v create (as an entity)
  • v to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
  • v develop into a distinctive entity
  • v give shape or form to
  • v make something, usually for a specific function
  • v establish or impress firmly in the mind
  • v assume a form or shape
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Difficulty: ADVANCED
Exam Tags: ielts

Word Forms:
0: form
1: s3

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#455

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.5% (Top 95.5% most frequent)
95.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#4177

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 58.2% (Top 58.2% most frequent)
58.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#1024

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 89.8% (Top 89.8% most frequent)
89.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.