format
part of speech
noun (a format, formats); verb (format, formats, formatted, formatting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A format is the way something is arranged, set out or organised, like the layout of a letter or the shape of a book. tree →
2) A format is the type of a computer file or recording, such as a picture or video type. tree →
3) A format is the plan or rules of a game show, contest or event. tree →
4) To format something is to arrange how it looks, or (computers) to prepare a memory card or drive, which wipes it. tree →
sense in the lessons
English lessons (the format of a letter, newspaper report, poem); computing (file formats, formatting text with bold or headings); sport (tournament format). Phrases: in the right format, file format, the format of.
examples
- Proofed, formatted and Unicode transliteration by John Bruno Hare. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Use the correct format for a formal letter: address, date, greeting. tree →
- Save your picture in a format the printer can read. tree →
- The quiz has a new format this year. tree →
- Format the title in bold. tree →
- Don't format the memory stick, it will delete everything. tree →
- The tournament format is groups, then knockouts. tree →
- The book comes in a large-print format. tree →
note
Double t: formatted, formatting. Careful: formatting a drive erases data. Related: formal, form.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «format» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.