formulate

entwickeln, ausarbeiten

Etwas schaffen, indem man seine Bestandteile sorgfältig auswählt und zusammenfügt.

In einfachem Englisch: To create something by carefully choosing and combining its parts.

• We need to formulate a plan.
• The company formulated a shampoo for dry hair.
• Officials are formulating a new housing policy.

So benutzt man es: formulate something for someone/something (They formulated a cream for sensitive skin.)

Synonyme: develop, devise, create

Häufige Wendungen: formulate a plan, formulate a policy, formulate a product

formulieren, ausdrücken

Eine Idee oder ein Problem klar und genau ausdrücken, manchmal mit mathematischen Zeichen.

In einfachem Englisch: To express an idea or problem in a clear, exact way, sometimes using mathematical symbols.

• Try to formulate your question clearly.
• He formulated the problem as an equation.
• The researchers formulated a precise statement of their hypothesis.

So benutzt man es: formulate something as something (We formulated the problem as a simple equation.); formulate something in terms of something (She formulated the question in terms of costs and benefits.)

Synonyme: express, state, put into words

Häufige Wendungen: formulate a problem, formulate a question, formulate something as something