formulate
part of speech
verb (formulate, formulates, formulated, formulating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To formulate a plan, idea or rule is to think it out carefully and put it together in detail. tree →
2) To formulate something is to express it clearly in words or symbols. tree →
3) To formulate a medicine, food or product is to make it from a particular mixture. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, pupils formulate a question and a hypothesis (a prediction) before an experiment. In maths, you formulate an equation from a word problem. In everyday life and business, companies formulate plans or new products like shampoos. Phrases: «formulate a plan», «formulate a hypothesis», «formulate a question».
examples
- Formulate a hypothesis before you start the experiment. tree →
- The team formulated a plan to raise money for the trip. tree →
- She took a moment to formulate her answer. tree →
- Can you formulate the word problem as an equation? tree →
- The cream is formulated for sensitive skin. tree →
- Scientists formulate rules from many observations. tree →
- Her heart gave a great throb, and she prepared to speak at once and in great volume before he could formulate any question. tree →
note
Formal. Noun: formulation. Related: formula (plural: formulae or formulas), a rule written in symbols such as A = l × w.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «formulate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.