format
/ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ verb B1- To create or edit the layout of a document.
- Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
- To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process. · I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.
He/she/it formats · Past formatted · Past participle formatted · -ing form formatting
Verb forms
- Base form
- format
- He/she/it
- formats
- Past
- formatted
- Past participle
- formatted
- -ing form
- formatting
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This format requires incredible physical endurance and sharp mental focus from every single athlete.
Keyboards offer unparalleled speed, allowing students to transcribe their thoughts rapidly and format their assignments with pristine, standardized uniformity.
Furthermore, this format engendered a burgeoning culture of personal libraries, as ordinary citizens could suddenly afford to accumulate expansive collections of literary treasures.
Allen Lane did not merely invent a new format for the dissemination of stories; he engineered a magnificent egalitarian triumph for the human mind.
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