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Collocations for form - noun

1. type of sth/way of doing sth

ADJECTIVE

common
Strikes are the most common form of industrial protest.
different, various
various forms of surveillance
extreme
an extreme form of socialism
pure
In its purest form, the substance is highly explosive.
basic, simple
complex
mild
severe, virulent
a virulent form of the flu
early, original, traditional
an early form of bicycle
final
The document was edited before being circulated in its final form.
new
art, literary, musical
Storytelling has acquired the status of an art form.
life
primitive life forms at the bottom of the sea
digital, electronic
The data is stored in digital form.
graphic, tabular
The results of the survey are shown below in tabular form.
liquid
physical

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VERB + form

take
Bullying can take many forms.
give
A film gives physical form to a novel's characters.

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PREPOSITION

in … form
The gas is stored in liquid form.
in the form of
These costs were passed on in the form of higher rents.
form of
Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise.

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PHRASES

in any shape or form
The company will not tolerate discrimination in any shape or form.
in some form or other
We spend most of our time communicating in some form or other.

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2. shape

ADJECTIVE

human
paintings of the human form
adult
sleeping

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VERB + form

alter, change
a mythical creature that could change its form
assume, take on
a god who could take on human form

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PREPOSITION

in a/the form
Two weeks later the moth will emerge in its adult form.

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3. piece of paper with questions on it

ADJECTIVE

application, booking (BrE), consent, entry, order, registration, reservation (AmE)
online
Please fill out the online form on our website.

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VERB + form

complete, fill in (BrE), fill out
Please complete the application form and return it to us.
sign
return

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4. how well sb/sth is performing

ADJECTIVE

fine, good, great, top
The team entered the tournament in top form.
poor
current, present

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VERB + form

maintain
The team is hoping that it can maintain its current form.
find
She urgently needs to find her form.
regain

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PREPOSITION

in form
She was in fine form for the tournament.
Ben was in great form at the wedding.
Barcelona are the team in form. (BrE)
off form (BrE)
Her recent illness possibly explains why she was off form in this race.
on form (esp. BrE)
He'll be a difficult opponent to beat; he's really on form today.
Yesterday's game saw him back on form.
on sb's form (esp. BrE)
On his present form it seems likely that he will win.
out of form (BrE)
The team was out of form and did not play as well as expected.

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PHRASES

a return to form
His recent performances mark a welcome return to form.

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Collocations for form - verb

1. make/organize sth

VERB + form

attempt to, try to
agree to, decide to
ask sb to, invite sb to (both esp. BrE)
The leader of the party with the most seats is invited to form a government.
help (to)

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PHRASES

newly formed, recently formed
a newly formed political party

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2. make sth into a shape

PREPOSITION

into
She formed the clay into a ball.

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PHRASES

fully formed
The plan came in a flash of inspiration, fully formed.
perfectly formed
a perfectly formed body

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Form is used with these nouns as the subject:
bruise, bubble, cell, clot, cloud, consensus, crust, crystal, dew, grin, group, ice, idea, lump, mould, perspiration, queue, rock, scar, smile, tear, wrinkle

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Form is used with these nouns as the object:
administration, alignment, alliance, angle, arc, arch, army, assembly, association, attachment, backdrop, background, band, barricade, barrier, base, basis, blockade, body, bond, border, boundary, brigade, cabinet, canopy, carpet, category, cell, chain, channel, character, circle, class, climax, clot, cloud, club, clump, coalition, coating, colony, committee, commune, company, compound, confederation, congregation, connection, consensus, cooperative, cordon, core, council, crater, crust, curve, deposit, division, edge, element, elite, entity, expectation, federation, fist, focal point, force, foundation, friendship, front, frown, galaxy, government, grin, groove, group, habit, hierarchy, hypothesis, ice, idea, identity, image, impression, infinitive, judgement, junta, layer, league, line, link, lobby, loop, lump, majority, militia, mob, molecule, network, opinion, ozone, pact, part, partnership, party, paste, pattern, perimeter, picture, plan, pool, procession, queue, relationship, republic, ring, rock, sentence, shape, shield, skeleton, society, spine, squad, structure, style, subsidiary, syndicate, task force, team, tense, triangle, trust, union, unit, valley, vapour, web, whole, word

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