German word

formieren

Pronunciation

IPA/fɔʁˈmiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbform

Example

Aus den Freiwilligen formierte sich ein Team.

A team formed from the volunteers.

Illustration for formieren (form)

More examples

Für das Projekt formierten sich mehrere Expertinnen und Experten zu einer Arbeitsgruppe.

For the project, several experts formed a working group.

Core concept

An unshaped collection becomes a clearly arranged whole through deliberate organization.

Common phrases

  • eine Arbeitsgruppe formieren

    form a working group

  • eine Kommission formieren

    form a commission

Similar words

bilden: Several elements come together to form a unified whole or structure.
organisieren: People or things are planned and arranged into a functioning whole.
zusammenstellen: Required people or items are gathered into a collection or list.
sammeln: Scattered people or things are brought together in one place.

Definition in German

durch Organisieren oder Zusammenbringen eine Form oder Struktur herstellen; sich (z. B. als Gruppe) zusammenfinden

Word origin

German adopted formieren as a learned verb related to French former and its source, Latin formare, 'to shape'.

Usage tips

  • With the resulting group as the goal, sich formieren commonly takes zu plus the dative, as in sich zu einem Team formieren.

Other meanings

  • assembleverb
  • composeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Formierungformationnoun
  • formiertorganizedadjective

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