take form

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

The companies — through their PACs — are setting themselves up to shape how the first national legislation to regulate AI use takes form. — Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Shostakovich’s music takes form and brings life, or more accurately, death, to the short. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026

Then the landscape changes, takes form in visible reality. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

All that may pale in scope compared to the blast radius of the arbitration decision, taking form in a whole new action. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take form

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