programme

programme
pro|gramme1 W1S1 BrE program AmE [ˈprəugræm US ˈprou-] n
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1¦(plan)¦
2¦(television/radio)¦
3¦(education)¦
4¦(improvements)¦
5¦(play/concert)¦
6¦(list of events)¦
7¦(machine)¦
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1.) ¦(PLAN)¦
a series of actions which are designed to achieve something important
▪ the US space program
programme to do sth
▪ a United Nations programme to control the spread of AIDS
programme of
▪ a programme of economic reforms
2.) ¦(TELEVISION/RADIO)¦
something that you watch on television or listen to on the radio
▪ What's your favourite television programme ?
▪ news and current affairs programmes
programme about/on
▪ There's a programme about killer whales next.
see/watch a programme
3.) ¦(EDUCATION)¦
AmE a course of study
▪ Stanford University's MBA program
▪ a research program
4.) ¦(IMPROVEMENTS)¦
actions that have been planned to keep something in good condition or improve something
▪ a new fitness programme
5.) ¦(PLAY/CONCERT)¦
a small book or piece of paper that gives information about a play, concert etc and who the performers are
▪ a theatre programme
6.) ¦(LIST OF EVENTS)¦
a series of planned activities or events, or a list showing what order they will come in
programme for
▪ What's the programme for tomorrow?
programme of
▪ a programme of exhibitions throughout the year
7.) ¦(MACHINE)¦
a series of actions done in a particular order by a machine such as a washing machine
▪ The light goes off when it finishes the programme.
→↑program1
programme 2
programme2 BrE program AmE v [T]
1.) to set a machine to operate in a particular way
programme sth to do sth
▪ I've programmed the video to come on at ten.
→↑program2
2.) be programmed
if a person or animal is programmed socially or biologically to do something, they do it without thinking
be programmed to do sth
▪ All birds of this species are programmed to build their nests in the same way.
3.) to arrange for something to happen as part of a series of planned events or activities
▪ What's programmed for this afternoon?

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
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