0 past simple and past participle of form
1 to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist:
I formed the impression (= the way she behaved suggested to me) that she didn't really want to come.
Together they would form the next government.
This information formed the basis of the report.
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
By forming a coalition, the rebels and the opposition parties defeated the government.
A long queue had formed, snaking its way downstairs and out into the street.
They proved that the formed system of equations is redundant.
The influence on the measured radiation of the angle formed by the jet axis with the line of sight is clear.
Prevalent themes were identified and broad categories formed which were then subjected to more detailed data investigation of sub-categories nested within the broad categories.
