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to format

to format

15 3.6
To arrange text and images into a clear layout for printing or display
  • verb
  • /ˈfɔːrmæt/
: dar formato a
  • You can format text in the way that you have sent us in English.
  • formatted document
  • formatted table
  • formatted data

Just have to kind of format it and confirm with the guest.

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Examples

  • If you don't understand formatting, find someone who does and have them format your script.

    Film Courage

  • The students used the computer to format and compile the materials outside of class time.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Just have to kind of format it and confirm with the guest.

    Film Courage

  • There are a lot of ways you can format portfolio pages.

  • After considering stakeholder needs, determine the best way to format the findings.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The measures need to be inherently useful to the end user and formatted for ease of analysis.

    Academic text (2003)

  • To maintain consistency of the writing prompts, each prompt was formatted and structured in the same way.

    Academic text (2012)

  • We had computers in the library, and the staff was well-trained in formatting and documenting research papers.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The survey was formatted in the online survey database SurveyMonkey and was sent to all JHS UPC chairs.

    Academic text (2011)

  • You need to format the document before submitting it to ensure it meets the requirements.

Synonyms

to lay out
vsto format
126 3.1

To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see

focuses on technical layout for display or storage rather than mere visibility
to arrange
vsto format
112 1.7

To put things or information in a clear, neat order

aims more at technical layout for storage or printing than presentation polish
to structure
vsto format
71 4.4

To arrange parts or ideas in a clear order

concerns visible layout and data storage for display rather than internal order
to set out
vsto format
51 3.2

To arrange objects or information in a clear organized way

focuses more on visual layout and storage needs rather than pure logical order
to typeset
vsto format
  • Specialized
1 6.5

To arrange text and pictures on a page for printing or publishing

is used more generally for layout storage or digital display

Compounds

data format
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A way of arranging information so computers can store and use it

How Formatted

to typeset
  • Specialized
1 6.5
design
∞ 2.8
to organize
  • US
194 1.6
to format
15 3.6
to lay out
126 3.1
to arrange
112 1.7

Surface Forms

format infinitive
formatted past
formatted past participle
formatting present participle
formats third person singular

Etymology

The verb format also comes from Latin forma ('shape') and the English word form, meaning 'to make into a shape'. That's why to format text or data is to arrange it into a particular layout or structure.