format

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UK /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ US /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/

noun 4verb 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

large, small | standard

VERB + FORMAT

change

The restaurant decided to change the format of its menu to include more vegetarian options.

PREP

in a/the ~

We decided to watch the movie in digital format instead of buying the DVD.

Definitions

noun

The layout of a publication or document.

The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.

The form of presentation of something.

The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.

The radio station changed the format of its evening program.

A file type.

verb

To create or edit the layout of a document.

Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.

To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the organization of information according to preset specific

formatting

verb — divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store dat

initialize
initialise

verb — set (printed matter) into a specific format

arrange

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.

Wiktionary

The radio station changed the format of its evening program.

Wiktionary

I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.

Wiktionary

I have installed Microsoft Office on my personal computer, so please use its file format when you send me the attachment.

Tatoeba · #32894

You mustn't format this floppy disk.

Tatoeba · #60554

As I don't have the software that matches the attachment, I cannot open the file. Please resend it in another format.

Tatoeba · #279025

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