mould
verb/məʊld/
/məʊld/
(US English mold)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mould | /məʊld/ /məʊld/ |
| he / she / it moulds | /məʊldz/ /məʊldz/ |
| past simple moulded | /ˈməʊldɪd/ /ˈməʊldɪd/ |
| past participle moulded | /ˈməʊldɪd/ /ˈməʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form moulding | /ˈməʊldɪŋ/ /ˈməʊldɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to shape a soft substance into a particular form or object by pressing it or by putting it into a mould
- mould A (into B) First, mould the clay into the desired shape.
- mould B (from/out of/in A) The figure had been moulded in clay.
- [transitive] to strongly influence the way somebody’s character, opinions, etc. develop
- mould somebody/something The experience had moulded and coloured her whole life.
- mould somebody/something into somebody/something He moulded them into a superb team.
- [intransitive, transitive] mould (something) to something to fit or make something fit tightly around the shape of something
- The fabric moulds to the body.
Word Originverb Middle English: apparently from Old French modle, from Latin modulus ‘measure’, diminutive of modus.
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