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# programme

noun (a programme, programmes); verb (programme, programmes, programmed, programming); US spelling program

«programme» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A show on TV or radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#m1)
2. A plan of activities: a training programme. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#m2)
3. A booklet telling you what happens at a play, concert or match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#m3)
4. (verb) To plan or set up something, or to make a machine do something automatically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#m4)

### In the lessons

In UK English, programme is a TV show or plan; a computer program is spelled «program» everywhere. In everyday life, programmes at the theatre or football match. Phrases: TV programme, school programme, exercise programme.

### Examples

- My favourite programme is on at six. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x1)
- The school has a reading programme. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x2)
- We bought a programme at the football match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x3)
- The play's programme listed all the actors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x4)
- I programmed the oven to switch on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x5)
- The space programme sent people to the Moon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x6)
- The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/#x7)

### Note

UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ: programme (shows, plans) but «program» for computer code. US and Canada: program for all. Verb past: programmed, programming (double m).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «programme» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«programme» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/programme.html) on Mova free.