Formation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːmˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːmˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a defensive formation
a formation of planes
the constitution of a PTA group last year

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

organisation shaping geological formation constitution organization establishment

Parts of Speech

noun	an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit “a defensive formation”
noun	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
noun	the act of forming or establishing something “the constitution of a PTA group last year”
noun	(geology) the geological features of the earth
noun	a particular spatial arrangement
noun	natural process that causes something to form “the formation of gas in the intestine”
noun	creation by mental activity “the formation of sentences”

Word Forms

form	verb	create (as an entity)
shape	verb	make something, usually for a specific function
constitute	verb	set up or lay the groundwork for
establish	verb	set up or found
organize	verb	form or join a union
organise	verb	form or join a union

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bildung

eine Anordnung von Menschen oder Dingen, die als Einheit agieren

🇪🇸Spanish

formación

un conjunto de personas o cosas que actúan como una unidad

🇮🇹Italian

formazione

una disposizione di persone o cose che agiscono come un'unità

🇳🇱Dutch

vorming

een arrangement van mensen of dingen die als een eenheid fungeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

formação

um arranjo de pessoas ou coisas agindo como uma unidade

🇷🇺Russian

формирование

расположение людей или вещей, действующих как единое целое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गठन

एक इकाई के रूप में कार्य करने वाले लोगों या चीज़ों की व्यवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

গঠন

একটি ইউনিট হিসাবে কাজ করা মানুষ বা জিনিসগুলির একটি বিন্যাস

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவாக்கம்

ஒரு அலகாக செயல்படும் நபர்கள் அல்லது பொருட்களின் ஏற்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏర్పాటు

యూనిట్‌గా పనిచేసే వ్యక్తులు లేదా వస్తువుల అమరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्मिती

एकक म्हणून काम करणाऱ्या लोकांची किंवा गोष्टींची व्यवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

રચના

એકમ તરીકે કામ કરતા લોકો અથવા વસ્તુઓની ગોઠવણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಚನೆ

ಒಂದು ಘಟಕವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಜನರು ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപീകരണം

ഒരു യൂണിറ്റായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ആളുകളുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വസ്തുക്കളുടെ ക്രമീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਠਨ

ਇਕਾਈ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشکیل

ایک اکائی کے طور پر کام کرنے والے لوگوں یا چیزوں کا انتظام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形成

作为一个单元的人或事物的排列

🇯🇵Japanese

形成

単位として機能する人または物の配置

🇰🇷Korean

형성

사람이나 사물이 하나의 단위로 행동하는 배열

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hình thành

sự sắp xếp của người hoặc vật hoạt động như một đơn vị

🇹🇭Thai

การก่อตัว

การจัดเรียงคนหรือสิ่งของที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นหน่วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembentukan

susunan orang atau benda yang bertindak sebagai satu kesatuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbuo

isang kaayusan ng mga tao o bagay na kumikilos bilang isang yunit

🇲🇾Malay

pembentukan

susunan orang atau benda yang bertindak sebagai satu unit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشكيل

ترتيب الأشخاص أو الأشياء التي تعمل كوحدة

🇮🇷Persian

تشکیل

مجموعه ای از افراد یا چیزهایی که به عنوان یک واحد عمل می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

formasyon

bir birim olarak hareket eden insanların veya nesnelerin bir düzenlemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲרָך

סידור של אנשים או דברים הפועלים כיחידה

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