"format" meaning in English

See format in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːmæt/ [UK], /ˈfɔːrmæt/ [US] Audio: en-us-format.ogg [US] Forms: format [singular], formats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The format of some writing is the way it is organized: the size and colour of the letters, the way it is divided into parts, the kind of words used.
    Sense id: simple-format-en-noun-6wuTM~ad
  2. The format of some writing is the kind of computer program you need to be able to read it.
    Sense id: simple-format-en-noun-Vb~JTfU3 Categories (other): Computing
  3. Something's format is its style, type, organisation, etc.
    Sense id: simple-format-en-noun-XAqc134F

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔːmæt/ [UK], /ˈfɔːrmæt/ [US] Audio: en-us-format.ogg [US] Forms: format [canonical], formats [third-person, singular], formatted [past], formatted [past, participle], formatting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|format|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone formats some writing when make it have a particular format.
    Sense id: simple-format-en-verb-xn9B~e1L
  2. Someone formats a computer disk when they prepare a disk for writing and reading.
    Sense id: simple-format-en-verb-XLsz5cRZ Categories (other): Computing
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