Form annehmen

to take shape

Türkçe: şekillenmek

Not Form nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Form goes with annehmen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Form f.

Verb

annehmen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Plan für das neue Projekt nimmt langsam Form an.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to take shape' – developing from vague to concrete. Neutral register. Use when a business plan or sculpture is progressing. Implies a natural, organic process of becoming defined.

Other verbs that go with Form

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Form bleibento stay in shape
• in Form bringento get into shape
• in Form seinto be in good shape

All collocations with Form

Other collocations built on annehmen

• einen Ausdruck annehmento adopt an expression
• Dank annehmento receive gratitude from someone
• Farbe annehmento take on color
• Gestalt annehmento take on a definite form
• eine Gewohnheit annehmento adopt a habit
• Konturen annehmento take shape
• eine Stelle annehmen (Arbeit)to accept a job/position
• Vernunft annehmento accept reason