Formative
adjective
Helping to shape or develop something.
His teacher played a formative role in his decision to become a scientist.
Often appears as...
- formative years
- formative role
adjective
Relating to the stage of development or growth.
Children's formative years are critical to their emotional and intellectual growth.
Often appears as...
- formative years
- formative stages
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Academic
adjective
Used to describe the tests given to students to identify their needs and abilities.
The teacher uses formative assessments to get a better understanding of her students' needs.
Often appears as...
- formative assessment
- formative feedback
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Helping to shape or develop something.
His teacher played a formative role in his decision to become a scientist.
Often appears as...
- formative years
- formative role
adjective
Relating to the stage of development or growth.
Children's formative years are critical to their emotional and intellectual growth.
Often appears as...
- formative years
- formative stages
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Used to describe the tests given to students to identify their needs and abilities.
The teacher uses formative assessments to get a better understanding of her students' needs.
Often appears as...
- formative assessment
- formative feedback
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Shaping Influence
Focuses on someone's contribution in developing others' characteristics or paths.
Her mentor's advice was formative in shaping her career.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Impact
Refers to a less obvious but significant influence on development or decisions.
The novel's themes had a formative effect on his worldview.
Pro Tip 1/2Shaping Influence
Focuses on someone's contribution in developing others' characteristics or paths.
Her mentor's advice was formative in shaping her career.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Impact
Refers to a less obvious but significant influence on development or decisions.
The novel's themes had a formative effect on his worldview.
Pro Tip 1/2Shaping Influence
Focuses on someone's contribution in developing others' characteristics or paths.
Her mentor's advice was formative in shaping her career.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Impact
Refers to a less obvious but significant influence on development or decisions.
The novel's themes had a formative effect on his worldview.
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Courtney Love PIPE The...
shorten wears red leather is a rock star and I'm not and I'm you know a teenager at the time still so in my formative years instead of a proper education I got the best education in rock and roll a person has probably ever had one of my things I've always said is that a proper rock star starts at least one hairstyle
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People and Bears Live in...
weeks that are right in the middle of our prime vacation time are super formative for those bears and some people are coming here from farther afield and they came here for a specific reason I'm gonna see a bear but we all know that when humans and Wildlife come too close together we could find
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Our dangerous obsession...
going easy on ourselves when things don't go well, can turn those qualities into greater personal peace and success. And then there's what we can do as caregivers. Perfectionism develops in our formative years, and so young people are more vulnerable. Parents can help their children
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A taboo-free way to talk...
Can you imagine what this does to the self-esteem and self-confidence of a young girl? The psychological trauma that this inflicts, affecting her personality, her academic performance and every single aspect of growing up during her early formative years?
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How America Fails New...
irreplaceable and formative time with my son. Labor and delivery left me feeling absolutely broken. For months, all I remember is the colic, they said. On the inside, I was drowning. Every morning, I asked myself how much longer I could do it.
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We don't "move on" from...
But terrible things are happening, people are experiencing deeply formative and traumatic losses every day. And as part of my job, this weird podcast that I have, I sometimes talk to people about the worst thing that's ever happened to them.
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Why it's worth listening...
because there was always something to learn from the perspectives of others, even when doing so might be difficult. But life at home with my mom was not the only aspect of my journey that has been formative and uncomfortable.
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The world’s most painful...
After the wasp stings a tarantula, aiming for a crucial bundle of nerves, it lays an egg on the immobilized spider. Once hatched, the wasp’s larva spends its formative days
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Documenting what life is...
I wanted to bring my journey of self-discovery to a whole new level while at the same time bringing it back to where my formative years took the baseball dugout.
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Return from the Okavango...
world of formative to who we are as human beings and without them we lose something fundamental to who we are
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Courtney Love PIPE The...
shorten wears red leather is a rock star and I'm not and I'm you know a teenager at the time still so in my formative years instead of a proper education I got the best education in rock and roll a person has probably ever had one of my things I've always said is that a proper rock star starts at least one hairstyle
Video examples
People and Bears Live in...
weeks that are right in the middle of our prime vacation time are super formative for those bears and some people are coming here from farther afield and they came here for a specific reason I'm gonna see a bear but we all know that when humans and Wildlife come too close together we could find
Video examples
Our dangerous obsession...
going easy on ourselves when things don't go well, can turn those qualities into greater personal peace and success. And then there's what we can do as caregivers. Perfectionism develops in our formative years, and so young people are more vulnerable. Parents can help their children
Video examples
A taboo-free way to talk...
Can you imagine what this does to the self-esteem and self-confidence of a young girl? The psychological trauma that this inflicts, affecting her personality, her academic performance and every single aspect of growing up during her early formative years?
Video examples
How America Fails New...
irreplaceable and formative time with my son. Labor and delivery left me feeling absolutely broken. For months, all I remember is the colic, they said. On the inside, I was drowning. Every morning, I asked myself how much longer I could do it.
Video examples
We don't "move on" from...
But terrible things are happening, people are experiencing deeply formative and traumatic losses every day. And as part of my job, this weird podcast that I have, I sometimes talk to people about the worst thing that's ever happened to them.
Video examples
Why it's worth listening...
because there was always something to learn from the perspectives of others, even when doing so might be difficult. But life at home with my mom was not the only aspect of my journey that has been formative and uncomfortable.
Video examples
The world’s most painful...
After the wasp stings a tarantula, aiming for a crucial bundle of nerves, it lays an egg on the immobilized spider. Once hatched, the wasp’s larva spends its formative days
Video examples
Documenting what life is...
I wanted to bring my journey of self-discovery to a whole new level while at the same time bringing it back to where my formative years took the baseball dugout.
Video examples
Return from the Okavango...
world of formative to who we are as human beings and without them we lose something fundamental to who we are
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John Carpenter
American Director
I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was a kid; anything you see in your formative years is more powerful, because it really stays with you forever. The second category is films that I saw while I was learning the craft of motion pictures.
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Joss Stone
English Musician
It's not a deliberate thing. It's not like I was rejecting the UK, which is what the papers said. It's just that when you spend a lot of time in your formative years around an accent, you're going to pick it up. I had been living in LA for a bit and that's what happened.
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Karan Patel
Indian Actor
I have had my share of choices and temptations, too; I would not lie about that. And I would also like to confess that had it not been for my mother, I would probably have never been able to make the right decisions during those formative years of my life.
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Steve Albini
American Musician
Suicide was such a formative band for me, so influential in the development of my taste. They're one of those bands that operated in absolute isolation for so long that they developed a completely unique world view.
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Gretchen Carlson
American Journalist
I wasn't prepared for the environment I encountered trying to break into television news. In the world of music, where I spent my formative years, we were judged solely on our talent, and gender wasn't a factor.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
As we know all too well, our early years are formative in ways it can takes us a lifetime to grasp. Those years leave deep marks; in that way, the stakes of childhood are inherently very high.
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Steven Crowder
Canadian Actor
Who'd have thought that living life like a dime store floozy throughout your formative years could negatively affect your decision-making ability or long-term, future relationships?
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Sara Bareilles
American Musician
Everything I do will always be compared to 'Love Song' in terms of success or the way it's written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
The biographies of the great rarely report much about the nanny, but for many, she will have played a crucial role in their formative years.
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Viggo Mortensen
American Actor
The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
Quote examples
John Carpenter
American Director
I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was a kid; anything you see in your formative years is more powerful, because it really stays with you forever. The second category is films that I saw while I was learning the craft of motion pictures.
Quote examples
Joss Stone
English Musician
It's not a deliberate thing. It's not like I was rejecting the UK, which is what the papers said. It's just that when you spend a lot of time in your formative years around an accent, you're going to pick it up. I had been living in LA for a bit and that's what happened.
Quote examples
Karan Patel
Indian Actor
I have had my share of choices and temptations, too; I would not lie about that. And I would also like to confess that had it not been for my mother, I would probably have never been able to make the right decisions during those formative years of my life.
Quote examples
Steve Albini
American Musician
Suicide was such a formative band for me, so influential in the development of my taste. They're one of those bands that operated in absolute isolation for so long that they developed a completely unique world view.
Quote examples
Gretchen Carlson
American Journalist
I wasn't prepared for the environment I encountered trying to break into television news. In the world of music, where I spent my formative years, we were judged solely on our talent, and gender wasn't a factor.
Quote examples
Laura van den Berg
American Writer
As we know all too well, our early years are formative in ways it can takes us a lifetime to grasp. Those years leave deep marks; in that way, the stakes of childhood are inherently very high.
Quote examples
Steven Crowder
Canadian Actor
Who'd have thought that living life like a dime store floozy throughout your formative years could negatively affect your decision-making ability or long-term, future relationships?
Quote examples
Sara Bareilles
American Musician
Everything I do will always be compared to 'Love Song' in terms of success or the way it's written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career.
Quote examples
Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
The biographies of the great rarely report much about the nanny, but for many, she will have played a crucial role in their formative years.
Quote examples
Viggo Mortensen
American Actor
The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
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