ما معنىshape؟
ما معنىshape؟
- The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour. See Synonyms at form.
- Something distinguished from its surroundings by its outline.
- The contour of a person's body; the figure.
- A definite distinctive form: "The bomb gave the shape of life, outer and inner, an irreversible charge; a sense of fatefulness would now lie on all things” ( Alfred Kazin).
- A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.
- A form or condition in which something may exist or appear; embodiment: a god in the shape of a swan.
- Assumed or false appearance; guise.
- A ghostly form; a phantom.
- Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.
- The proper condition of something necessary for action, effectiveness, or use: an athlete in excellent shape.
- To give a particular form to; create.
- To cause to conform to a particular form or pattern; adapt to fit.
- To plan to bring about the realization or accomplishment of; devise.
- To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk legend into a full-scale opera.
- To adapt to a particular use or purpose; adjust.
- To direct the course of: "He shaped history as well as being shaped by it” ( Robert J. Samuelson).
- To come to pass; happen.
- To take on a definite shape or form. Often used with up or into.
- shape up Informal To turn out; develop.
- shape up To improve so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.