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# shape

noun, verb (shape, shapes, shaped, shaping)

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

## Everyday

1. A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#m1)
2. A shape is also a flat or solid figure in maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#m2)
3. To shape something is to make it into a certain form, like shaping clay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#m3)
4. «In good shape» means fit and healthy or in good condition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#m4)

### In the lessons

Maths: figures with sides and corners — 2-D shapes (square, triangle) and 3-D shapes (cube, sphere); counted, sorted or measured (perimeter, area). Art: shape clay or dough. Everyday: in shape, out of shape, take shape (start to look finished).

### Examples

- This shape has 4 equal sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x1)
- How many shapes are triangles? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x2)
- What is the perimeter of the shape? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x3)
- Draw a shape with 5 sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x4)
- She shaped the clay into a bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x5)
- Clouds come in all shapes and sizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x6)
- Dad runs every morning to stay in shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x7)
- The new playground is taking shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shape/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a shape, shapes. Names of shapes hide numbers of sides (triangle 3, square 4, pentagon 5, hexagon 6). A circle has no straight sides and no corners. Trap: a square is also a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah is linked with the world of Beriah, "giving shape," the second of the four worlds in later Jewish mysticism, in which God first gives form to creation. In the primary lessons: Maths: figures with sides and corners — 2-D shapes (square, triangle) and 3-D shapes (cube, sphere); counted, sorted or measured (perimeter, area). Art: shape clay or dough. Everyday: in shape, out of shape, take shape (start to look finished).

### Examples

- BRIAH, Beriah, giving shape, Genesis i. i. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shape/#x1)

### Note

Countable: a shape, shapes. Names of shapes hide numbers of sides (triangle 3, square 4, pentagon 5, hexagon 6). A circle has no straight sides and no corners. Trap: a square is also a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.

## On Mova

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