to air
- verb
- /ɛr/
- Literature
- My reality, The Hidden America, airs next Friday on ABC.
- a station airs
- air a program
- air on television
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- New episodes of The Gilded Age air Mondays on HBO.
- All right, if you still want me on when that airs, what does that mean?
- The Masked Singer airs Wednesday nights on Fox.
- My show was going to air right after the Jamie Foxx show.
- I would sell them and then they would never air or get shot.
Examples
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We've got 10 weeks before we air.
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The ten-part series, which airs in January, focuses on the history and importance of jazz.
Academic text (2000) -
The version without the interview is gonna air the week after next.
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We air in two weeks, so let's get to work.
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The final will be aired back on this channel next Sunday.
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Um, we're going to air the alternate version.
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But then CBS aired it on Sunday night.
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We had a couple Wisdom for Life shows that aired that you can watch.
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Each of the four Montevideo channels airs fifteen minutes a day of educational programming.
Academic text (1990) -
The American Humane Hero Dog Awards will air tonight on the Hallmark Channel.
Synonyms
To publish or broadcast something in the media
To appear on television or radio
To send a radio or television program to the public
To send a television or radio show to many people
To show a programme on television
To send out a radio or TV program so people can receive it
Show a program to many people on radio or television
Send a program as it happens on radio or TV
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Help people stop feeling angry or worried by talking about the problem
Open something so wind from outside moves through it to remove bad smells or moisture
- Informal
Talk about a problem to make things clear and stop misunderstandings
Compounds
A branch of a country's military that uses planes to fight and protect the country
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
- Specialized
A safety cushion inside a car that fills with air quickly during a crash to protect people
Harmful gases, smoke, and small particles in the air that can damage health or nature
- Specialized
Systems and weapons that protect a place from enemy aircraft or missiles
A branch of the United States military that fights in the air and space
- Specialized
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
- Specialized
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
The part of the United States military that flies planes and defends the country in the air and space
- Archaic
A former part of the United States Army that flew military planes before the Air Force existed
- Jargon
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
A reserve force of civilian volunteers who support the United States Air Force in war and emergencies
A government officer who travels as a passenger to protect people on planes from hijacking
- Specialized
A large area of air with about the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
A machine that pushes air to a higher pressure to power tools or inflate things
- Specialized
A weapon that one plane fires to destroy another plane in the air
- Specialized
Used from a plane to attack or send messages to targets on the ground
- Jargon
A unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
A small, highly trained group of British soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions
How Widely
- Literature
- Literature
Surface Forms
Etymology
To air a program is the verb form of the broadcasting sense — it means to send something 'into the air' so others can receive it, just like putting sound or a show out for everyone to hear.