What does take shape mean?

take shape means "develop into a distinctive entity".

What is another word for take shape?

Close synonyms include form, take form, spring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take shape a common word?

take shape is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

take shape — meaning, pronunciation and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
develop into a distinctive entity
“our plans began to take shape”
Synonymsform take form spring
Broaderbecome
Narrowerregenerate

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