Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The status or condition of something

    The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.

    Zustand, Form

    фо́рмаfórma, состоя́ниеsostojánije, положе́ниеpoložénije

  2. (countable, uncountable)Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.

    The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.

    We exercise to keep in good physical shape.

    Form

    фо́рмаfórma

    the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)

  3. (countable, uncountable)A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.

    What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?

    Form, Gestalt

    фо́рмаfórma

    фо́рмаfórma, ви́глядvýhljad, кшталтkštalt

  4. (countable, uncountable)Form; formation.

    Your head is a funny shape, rather oblong.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A geometric figure defined by its surfaces, lines, and angles, existing in 2D or 3D

  6. (countable, uncountable)A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.

  8. (countable, uncountable)A loaded die.

  9. (countable, uncountable)In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.

  10. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A mould for making blancmange, jelly, etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.

Examples

824 sentences
  1. I was in pretty bad shape.

    Я був у досить поганій формі.

    ruЯ был в довольно плохой форме.

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  2. Tom is in very bad shape.

    Том у дуже поганій формі.

    deTom ist in sehr schlechter Verfassung.

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  3. Tom is in very good shape.

    Том у дуже гарній формі.

    ruТом в очень хорошей форме.

    deTom ist sehr gut in Form.

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  4. Tom is in really good shape.

    Том у дуже хорошій формі.

    deTom ist wirklich in guter Form.

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  5. Tom is in pretty good shape.

    Том знаходиться у досить непоганій формі.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
appearance or outline:
Русский
By meaning 1
status or condition:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
status or condition:
appearance or outline:

Origin

From Middle English schap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being,

From Middle English schap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being, creature, creation, dispensation, fate, condition, sex, gender, genitalia”), from Proto-West Germanic *ga- + *skap, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”).

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Forms

plural: shapes
Singularshape
Pluralshapes

regular

Synonyms

23 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

39 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in good shape
  • in bad shape
  • bad shape
  • out of shape
  • good shape
  • good enough shape
  • in great shape
  • enough shape to
  • better better shape
  • get into shape
  • of shape to
  • back into shape

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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