"take form" meaning in English

See take form in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-take form.ogg [Australia] Forms: takes form [present, singular, third-person], taking form [participle, present], took form [past], taken form [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> form}} take form (third-person singular simple present takes form, present participle taking form, simple past took form, past participle taken form)
  1. (idiomatic) To take shape Tags: idiomatic

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