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# tv

noun (TV, TVs; also television, telly in the UK)

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

## Everyday

1. TV (television) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes, films and news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#m1)
2. TV also means the programmes that are shown: watching TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#m2)
3. TV can mean the business of making these programmes: she works in TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children watch TV shows, cartoons and sport; families set rules about screen time. In safety lessons: don't climb on furniture holding a TV, because big TVs can tip over, and TVs should be fixed to the wall. In stories a character may see news on TV. In science a TV screen makes pictures from tiny dots of light (pixels). Phrases: watch TV, on TV, turn on the TV, TV show, TV channel, screen time.

### Examples

- We watched a nature programme on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x1)
- Can I watch TV after my homework? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x2)
- Turn off the TV; it's time for bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x3)
- My favourite TV show is about animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x4)
- The heavy TV was fixed to the wall so it couldn't fall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x5)
- Grandma calls it the telly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x6)
- Too much TV before bed can make it hard to sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x7)
- The football match is on TV tonight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/#x8)

### Note

Usually written in capital letters: TV (short for television). Plural: TVs. Say «on TV» (on the TV is also used for the machine). «Telly» is informal British and Irish English. Things on TV, including adverts, are not always true.

## On Mova

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