Meaning of formed in English

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Classifying Adjective
formed
Definitions
1. clearly defined
Examples
- « I have no formed opinion about the chances of success »
Synonyms
- definite
2. formed in the mind
Synonyms
- planned
3. having taken on a definite arrangement
Examples
- « cheerleaders were formed into letters »
- « we saw troops formed into columns »
Synonyms
- organized
4. fully developed as by discipline or training
Examples
- « a fully formed literary style »
Synonyms
- developed
Qualitative Adjective
formed
Definitions
1. having or given a form or shape
Synonyms
Antonyms
- unformed

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« Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. »
Marcus Aurelius
« That work led to the emergence of the recombinant DNA technology thereby providing a major tool for analyzing mammalian gene structure and function and formed the basis for me receiving the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. »
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« Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. »
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« I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students. »
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« All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who I am in them - much like the characters in your dreams are all formed by who you are. »
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