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form

verb ·

Translation

to form, to shape

singular imperative of formen

  1. singular imperative of formen form-of, imperative, singular
  2. first-person singular present of formen colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular

die Form

noun · /fɔʁm/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German form, from Latin forma.

Translation

  1. shape feminine

    Nach der Wäsche in Form bringen.

    Pull into shape after washing.

    Es gibt Leute auf der Welt, die so hungrig sind, dass Gott ihnen nicht erscheinen kann, außer in Form von Brot.

    There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

  2. form (order of doing things) feminine

    Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.

    And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Form Formen
Accusative Form Formen
Dative Form Formen
Genitive Form Formen

Form

noun ·

Translation

  1. baking dish source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. fettle source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. baking dish; cake tin ; tin ; cake pan ; pan source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en