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

While the early colleges of the 17th and 18th centuries were largely oriented to theology or the professoriate, by the mid-19th century the modern university system had begun to take form. —Scott Pulsipher, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Neom is beginning to take form across critical support zones beyond its high-profile urban centerpiece, The Line. —Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025

Several WrestleMania 41 matches took form and even more storylines saw new layers added. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

And when Robert Louis-Dreyfus became CEO in 1993, this new era began to take form—categorized by marketing and the intersection of lifestyle. —Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Apr. 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