take form

idiomatic phrase

: to assume a definite or distinctive form : take shape

By the end of the day, the computer gave him billions of possible amino-acid combinations and recommended the best one. … About a minute later, he noticed that the protein was taking form.

—Michael Elliott

But in Silicon Valley one finds innovative ideas taking form not merely in such things as product design or manufacturing process, but also in employee relations.

—Edward K. Yasaki

When they got to the top, Esperanza looked out over the valley. … Below, she could see the white roofs of the cabins in straight rows, the fields beginning to take form …

—Pam Muñoz Ryan

Examples of take form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rich magenta hues fill the sky as distinct pillars also start to take form. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026

The brooding romanticism of the era is taking form as antique textiles and Victorian symbols meant to feel over-the-top. —Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026

The idea for Fabrecreate, as the company was later dubbed, started to take form one chilly night in 2023 when Gulati was watching the news in the school mess hall. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026

Looser likens Austen to Shakespeare, with the kind of staying power that takes form in the many films and miniseries based on her novels. —Seth Doane, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take form

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• multiforme
• outperform
• piriform