- format
- for|mat1 W3 [ˈfo:mæt US ˈfo:r-] n[Date: 1800-1900; : French; Origin: German, from Latin formatus, past participle of formare 'to form']1.) the way in which something such as a television show or meeting is organized or arranged▪ The courses were run to a consistent format.2.) the size, shape, design etc, in which something such as a book or magazine is produced▪ a large-format book for the partially-sighted3.) used to talk about video, CD, tape etc when saying what type of equipment it can be played onformat 2format2 past tense and past participle formatted present participle formattingv [T]2.) to arrange the pages of a book or the information on a computer etc into a particular design▪ better ways to format your spreadsheets>formatting n [U]>formatted adj
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.