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TAKE SHAPE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Develop into a distinctive entity
Example:
our plans began to take shape
Synonyms:
form; spring; take form; take shape
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "take shape" is one way to...):
become (come into existence)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take shape"):
regenerate (be formed or shaped anew)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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