TV program
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- noun
- /tiː viː ˈproʊɡræm/
- US
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programa de televisión
- I look back at the TV program I was watching.
- watch TV program
- a particular TV program
- the same TV program
When we first had ions, I mean, there were no TV programs that discussed this.
- When we first had ions, I mean, there were no TV programs that discussed this.
- I think they had a Lightning Saracen and I think Hunter was on a Big Breakfast morning TV programme.
- I used to watch the Sunday, Saturday morning TV programs on television, and I was mesmerized by Flash Gordon.
- So two of the kids in the TV program at the high school make a documentary to hopefully exonerate him of his crimes.
- So there was this study there was inspired by Shark Tank, the TV programme where students had to kind of come up with a product, give a presentation like Impairs.
- Whilst watching my two favorite TV programs, I am wearing this.
- Not long after I started watching that TV programme, I was getting some apples from the apple tree.
Examples
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Before she could decide whether it was her imagination or not, the TV program caught her attention again.
Fiction book (1998) -
What other TV program do you watch regularly?
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Because initially after my TV program, I became too famous.
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Whilst watching my two favorite TV programs, I am wearing this.
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Except for movies, something with a really good story, TV programs have become almost impossible for her to watch.
Fiction book (2001) -
Do you watch films or TV programs with your family?
Academic text (1999) -
In the background, we hear a Japanese TV program playing.
Fiction book (1998) -
The reality TV program has millions of viewers worldwide.
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That's my favorite TV program.
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The reality TV program has millions of viewers worldwide.
Synonyms
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A show on radio or television for an audience
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A radio or television program sent out to the public
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A TV program that people watch for fun or information
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A program you watch on TV in separate episodes
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A show or series that people watch on television
A program that people watch on television
A television or radio program sent to homes through cable rather than over the air
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a program that is broadcast on television' is directly and predictably composed from 'TV' (television) + 'program' (a broadcast). This straightforward noun-noun combination follows common compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
TV program combines TV, short for 'television', and program, which means a planned show. When television began, channels made lists of shows to play like a 'program' for the day, so today TV program means any show, series, or live event shown on television.