"have form" meaning in English

See have form in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: has form [present, singular, third-person], having form [participle, present], had form [participle, past], had form [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> form}} have form (third-person singular simple present has form, present participle having form, simple past and past participle had form)
  1. (UK) To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-have_form-en-verb-u5KMdW89 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having form",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had form",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had form",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience."
      ],
      "id": "en-have_form-en-verb-u5KMdW89",
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        ],
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        "(UK) To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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}
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        "present",
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had form",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "English lemmas",
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        "To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience."
      ],
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        "(UK) To be familiar with something, particularly through one's experience."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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