Process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
1He was in the act of forming this opinion, when Ladoc approached.
2Enunciation, belonging to elocution, is the act of forming those authorized sounds into finished speech.
3The act of forming mercantile or financial bargains, more generally an abundance of such acts done by separate individuals.
4Conception, which is otherwise known as Simple Apprehension, is the act of forming in the mind the idea of anything, e.g.
5They were in the very act of forming the Administration, filling offices, &c., &c., when Adam came in from the Prince.
6As usual, the act of forming the words, the scratching sound of the ballpoint on the page, made things clearer for him.
7"I have to..." He stopped, started anew, as if the act of forming simple words was becoming difficult.
Translations for act of forming