Form vs. Inform
Difference Between Form and Inform
Formnoun
To do with shape.
Informverb
To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
Formnoun
The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
Informverb
(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
Formnoun
A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
Informverb
(intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
Formnoun
Characteristics not involving atomic components. en
Informverb
To act as an informer; denounce.
Formnoun
(dated) A long bench with no back.
Informverb
(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
His sense of religion informs everything he writes.Formnoun
(fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
Informverb
To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
Formnoun
(crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
Informverb
To direct, guide.
Formnoun
(social) To do with structure or procedure.
Informverb
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
Formnoun
An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
Informadjective
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
Formnoun
Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
Informverb
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to;
I informed him of his rightsFormnoun
Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
a republican form of governmentInformverb
give character or essence to;
The principles that inform modern teachingFormnoun
Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
a matter of mere formInformverb
act as an informer;
She had informed on her own parents for yearsFormnoun
(archaic) A class or rank in society.
Formnoun
(UK) A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).
Formnoun
A class or year of school pupils (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).
Formnoun
A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
To apply for the position, complete the application form.Formnoun
Level of performance.
The team's form has been poor this year.The orchestra was on top form this evening.Formnoun
(grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
participial forms;verb formsFormnoun
The den or home of a hare.
Formnoun
A window or dialogue box.
Formnoun
Essentials
Formnoun
(taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
Formnoun
The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
Formnoun
(geometry) A quantic.
Formnoun
A specific way of performing a movement.
Formverb
(transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.Formverb
(transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.Formverb
(intransitive) To take shape.
When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.Formverb
To put together or bring into being; assemble.
The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960.Formverb
To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.Formverb
(transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.Formverb
To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
Singing in a choir helps to form a child's sociality.Formverb
To provide (a hare) with a form.
Formverb
To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.
Formnoun
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something;
the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attachedFormnoun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;
sculpture is a form of artwhat kinds of desserts are there?Formnoun
a perceptual structure;
the composition presents problems for students of musical forma visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between themFormnoun
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);
he could barely make out their shapes through the smokeFormnoun
alternative names for the body of a human being;
Leonardo studied the human bodyhe has a strong physiquethe spirit is willing but the flesh is weakFormnoun
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance;
geometry is the mathematical science of shapeFormnoun
the visual appearance of something or someone;
the delicate cast of his featuresFormnoun
(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;
the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the systemFormnoun
a printed document with spaces in which to write;
he filled out his tax formFormnoun
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
a new strain of microorganismsFormnoun
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse;
the essay was in the form of a dialoguehe first sketches the plot in outline formFormnoun
a particular mode in which something is manifested;
his resentment took the form of extreme hostilityFormnoun
a body of students who are taught together;
early morning classes are always sleepyFormnoun
an ability to perform well;
he was at the top of his formthe team was off form last nightFormnoun
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
Formnoun
a mold for setting concrete;
they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundationFormverb
to compose or represent:
This wall forms the background of the stage settingThe branches made a roofThis makes a fine introductionFormverb
create (as an entity);
social groups form everywhereThey formed a companyFormverb
develop into a distinctive entity;
our plans began to take shapeFormverb
give a shape or form to;
shape the doughFormverb
make something, usually for a specific function;
She molded the riceballs carefullyForm cylinders from the doughshape a figureWork the metal into a swordFormverb
establish or impress firmly in the mind;
We imprint our ideas onto our childrenFormverb
give shape to;
form the clay into a head
