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Etymology 1

Old English sceap

Noun

shape (plural shapes)

  1. The status or condition of something
    The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
  2. Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
    The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
    We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
  3. The appearance of something, especially its outline.
    He cut a square shape out of the cake.
  4. A figure with unspecified appearance; especially a geometric figure.
    What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
status or condition
  • Armenian: վիճակ hy(hy) (vič̣ak)
  • Chinese: 样子 (yàngzi)
  • Czech: stav cs(cs) m., forma cs(cs) f.
  • Dutch: staat nl(nl), status nl(nl)
  • Finnish: kunto fi(fi)
  • German: Zustand de(de) m., Form de(de) f.
  • Hebrew: מצב he(he) (matsáv) m.
  • Japanese: 様子 ja(ja), ようす ja(ja) (yōsu)
  • Swedish: form sv(sv) c., tillstånd sv(sv) n.
  • Telugu: స్థితి te(te)(sthiti)
condition of personal health, especially muscular health
  • Armenian: վիճակ hy(hy) (vič̣ak)
  • Czech: forma cs(cs) f.
appearance or outline
  • Arabic: شكل (šakl)
  • Armenian: ձև hy(hy) (jev)
  • Chinese: 形狀, 形状 (xíngzhuàng)
  • Czech: tvar cs(cs) m.
  • Dutch: vorm nl(nl)
  • Finnish: muoto fi(fi)
  • French: forme fr(fr) f.
  • German: Form de(de) f.
  • Hebrew: צורה he(he) (tsurá) f.
  • Hungarian: alak hu(hu), forma hu(hu)
  • Italian: forma it(it) f., sagoma it(it)
  • Japanese: 形, かたち (katachi); 型, かた (kata)
figure
  • Armenian: ձև hy(hy) (jev)
  • Chinese: 形状, 外形 (wàixíng)
  • Czech: tvar cs(cs) m.
  • Dutch: vorm nl(nl), fysiek nl(nl) (Flemish)
  • Finnish: muoto fi(fi)
  • French: forme fr(fr) f.
  • German: Form de(de) f.
  • Hebrew: צורה he(he) (tsurá) f.
  • Japanese: 形 (かたち, katachi); 形状(けいじょう, keijō), 形態, けいたい (keitai)
  • Scottish Gaelic: cumadh gd(gd) m., cruth gd(gd) m.
  • Slovene: oblika sl(sl) f.
  • Swedish: form sv(sv) c.
  • Telugu: ఆకారం te(te)(aakaaram),ఆకృతి te(te)(aakruti)
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Etymology 2

Old English scieppan, akin to German schaffen and Dutch scheppen

Verb

to shape (third-person singular simple present shapes, present participle shaping, simple past shaped or (archaic) shope, past participle shaped or shapen)

  1. (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
    • Shape the dough into a pretzel.
    • For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
    • 1932, The American Scholar, page 227, United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa
      The professor never pretended to the academic prerogative of forcing his students into his own channels of reasoning; he entered into and helped shape the discussion but above all he made his men learn to think for themselves and rely upon their own intellectual judgments.
  2. (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to give something a shape
  • German: formen de(de)
  • Hebrew: עיצב he(he) (itsév)
  • Ido: formacar
  • Irish: cum ga(ga)
  • Japanese: 形作る ja(ja) (katachizukeru)
  • Slovene: oblikovati sl(sl)

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'Shape' Blogs
Any Shape Except Square & Rectangle - Paper Craftin' with Erica
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Any Shape Except Square & Rectangle - Paper Craftin' with Erica

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Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:00:00 GM

Here's my creation for Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays. Go on down and make a project... the challenge is any . shape. but square and rectangle. My favorite part... I flocked...

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