in form

See also: inform and inform.

English

Prepositional phrase

in form

1. As a matter of form; formally.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 85:

     [I]t was unlikely, he says, that he could procure, in the time, a letter from Lady Betty, under her own hand, to invite me in form to her house […].

2. Having good form; fit, performing well.
   • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Manchester United's in-form striker rose to head home Stewart Downing's corner and then rounded off a sweeping counter-attack involving Theo Walcott and Ashley Young to wrap up the formalities seconds before the break.

Anagrams

• F minor, Morfin, formin