take shape

/teɪk ʃeɪp/
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Other forms: took shape; taking shape; taken shape; takes shape

Definitions of take shape
  1. verb
    develop into a distinctive entity
    “our plans began to take shape”
    synonyms: form, spring, take form
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    types:
    regenerate
    be formed or shaped anew
    type of:
    become
    come into existence
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