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    TAKE SHAPE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Develop into a distinctive entityplay

    Example:

    our plans began to take shape

    Synonyms:

    form; spring; take form; take shape

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "take shape" is one way to...):

    become (come into existence)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take shape"):

    regenerate (be formed or shaped anew)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP

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