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# formulate

verb (formulate, formulates, formulated, formulating)

«formulate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To formulate a plan, idea or rule is to think it out carefully and put it together in detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#m1)
2. To formulate something is to express it clearly in words or symbols. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#m2)
3. To formulate a medicine, food or product is to make it from a particular mixture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, pupils formulate a question and a hypothesis (a prediction) before an experiment. In maths, you formulate an equation from a word problem. In everyday life and business, companies formulate plans or new products like shampoos. Phrases: «formulate a plan», «formulate a hypothesis», «formulate a question».

### Examples

- Formulate a hypothesis before you start the experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x1)
- The team formulated a plan to raise money for the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x2)
- She took a moment to formulate her answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x3)
- Can you formulate the word problem as an equation? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x4)
- The cream is formulated for sensitive skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x5)
- Scientists formulate rules from many observations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x6)
- Her heart gave a great throb, and she prepared to speak at once and in great volume before he could formulate any question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/#x7)

### Note

Formal. Noun: formulation. Related: formula (plural: formulae or formulas), a rule written in symbols such as A = l × w.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «formulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formulate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«formulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/formulate.html) on Mova free.