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How to pronounce format
Say it like this: /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does format mean?
nounThe layout of a publication or document.
“The older manuscripts had been written in a much larger format than that found convenient for university work.”
The form of presentation of something.
The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.
“The radio station changed the format of its evening program.”
verbTo create or edit the layout of a document.
Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.
To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.
“I lost weeks of work when I inadvertently formatted my hard drive.”
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