Vocabulary

Form

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

verb vi
N2 freq #900

Example sentences

He maintained that his theory was true of this case.

What he said applies, to a certain extent, to this case.

What I told you about him also holds good for his brother.

What he has said is true of them.

The same is true of Japan.

The same is true of the nation.

The same holds good of us students.

What he said about girls holds true of boys, too.