Definition of Take shape

1. Verb. Develop into a distinctive entity. "Our plans began to take shape"

Exact synonyms: Form, Spring, Take Form
Specialized synonyms: Regenerate
Generic synonyms: Become
Derivative terms: Formation

Definition of Take shape

1. Verb. (intransitive) To take a definite form. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Take Shape

take orders
take out
take out of context
take out the stops
take out the trash
take over
take pains
take part
take place
take point
take pride
take refuge
take responsibility
take revenge
take root
take shape (current term)
take sick
take sides
take sign
take silk
take sitting down
take somebody's word for it
take someone's head off
take someone's point
take something as read
take something in one's stride
take something in stride
take something to the grave
take stage
take steps

Literary usage of Take shape

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Abraham Lincoln's Pen and Voice: Being a Complete Compilation of His Letters by Abraham Lincoln (1890)
"I further say that as the war progresses, it appears to me opinion and action, which Avere in great confusion at first, take shape and fall into more ..."

2. Abraham Lincoln's Pen and Voice: Being a Complete Compilation of His Letters by Abraham Lincoln (1890)
"I further say that as the war progresses, it appears to me opinion and action, which were in great confusion at first, take shape and fall into more regular ..."

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