format B1 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ UK /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ See IPA manual Freq #19067 Meanings 1 noun The way something is arranged, designed, or presented. The new format of the magazine is much easier to read. 2 noun The way computer information is organized and stored. Please save the file in PDF format. 3 verb To prepare a computer disk for use, erasing all the data on it. I lost weeks of work when I accidentally formatted my hard drive. 4 verb To arrange text or data in a particular way. He formatted the document with clear headings and spacing. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the way computer... data format 3 verb · to prepare a computer disk... initialize 4 verb · to arrange text or data in... arrange Word family Forms formatsformattedformatting Derived forms autoformatdeformate-formatformatizeformattableformatterformattingmicroformatmisformatmultiformatoverformatpreformat Common collocations data format Noun + noun Etymology AI details Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”). format French Format German liber la-new View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # format **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ **Frequency rank:** 19067 ## Meanings 1. The way something is arranged, designed, or presented. 2. The way computer information is organized and stored. 3. To prepare a computer disk for use, erasing all the data on it. 4. To arrange text or data in a particular way. ## Examples - The new format of the magazine is much easier to read. - Please save the file in PDF format. - I lost weeks of work when I accidentally formatted my hard drive. - He formatted the document with clear headings and spacing. ## Synonyms - initialize ## Derived Forms - autoformat - deformat - e-format - formatize - formattable - formatter - formatting - microformat - misformat - multiformat - overformat - preformat ## Roots and Affixes - Root: format - Root: Format - Root: liber ## Etymology Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”). ## AI Etymology Format is described etymologically as via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”). In current use, the main senses are “The way something is arranged, designed, or presented” and “The way computer information is organized and stored”. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown