the shape of things to come

:  form, create

:  to give a particular form or shape to

:  ordain, decree

:  the visible makeup characteristic of a particular item or kind of item

:  spatial form or contour

:  a standard or universally recognized spatial form

:  an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated

:  an inanimate object distinguished from a living being

:  a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity

:  to move toward something :  approach

:  to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose

:  to reach a particular station in a series