Forming

//ˈfɔɹmɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is formed; formation.

    "[…] a creative person, whose specific formings of behavior are not easily predictable […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of form form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Forming an information infrastructure, the real impact of the information highway is an expectation of new economic development due to a shift from a tangible hardware-industry to brain-oriented software-industry."

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