We have to formulate a plan if we are to save her!
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Formulate
//ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt//
Synonyms for "formulate" (174 found)
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Strong matches (52)
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3 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- изразявам verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- формули́рам verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Catalan
1 entries- formular verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Czech
1 entries- formulovat verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Dutch
2 entries- formuleren verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- verwoorden verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Esperanto
1 entries- formuli verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Finnish
2 entries- formuloida verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- muotoilla verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
French
1 entries- formuler verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
German
3 entries- darlegen verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- formulieren verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- übergeben verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Italian
1 entries- formulare verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Japanese
1 entries- 定式化する verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- thóshá verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Macedonian
3 entries- и́зрази verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- изра́зува verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- формули́ра verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Māori
2 entries- whakahiato verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- whakakaupapa verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Polish
2 entries- formułować verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- sformułować verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Portuguese
1 entries- formular verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Romanian
1 entries- formula verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Russian
2 entries- сформули́ровать verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- формули́ровать verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Spanish
1 entries- formular verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Swedish
1 entries- formulera verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Turkish
1 entries- formüle etmek verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Ukrainian
2 entries- сформулюва́ти verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
- формулюва́ти verb (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Reading, in itself, was not a crime, but because of its solitary nature, it raised suspicion that one might formulate unapproved opinions.
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Readers formulate expectations as to what might be happening at subsequent stages of texts.
Source: tatoeba (3149563)
I cannot coherently formulate words without coffee.
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