take shape

English

Verb

take shape (third-person singular simple present takes shape, present participle taking shape, simple past took shape, past participle taken shape)

(intransitive, often figuratively) To take a definite form.
After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape.

Synonyms

come into being, form; see also Thesaurus:come into being

Translations

take a definite form

Chinese:
Mandarin: 成型 (zh) (chéngxíng), 成形 (zh) (chéngxíng), 形成 (zh) (xíngchéng)
Dutch: vorm krijgen
Finnish: muotoutua

French: prendre forme (fr)
German: Gestalt annehmen, sich formen
Japanese: 形をとる (katachi o toru)