Program Meaning
/ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA set of structured activities; a plan of action.
nounA leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
Sentence Examples
It would be something I'd have to program.
If you do not have this program, you can download it now.
You'll need to download and install the program on your computer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The school printed a detailed ____ of events for the annual science fair.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government launched a new ____ to provide free meals to children from low-income families.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"the Toronto Sun, a daily tabloid whose programme is roughly that of the American National Enquirer or the British News of the World"
— 1981 February 14, Alexander Wilson, “The New Right Attacks Childhood Sexuality: A Canadian Perspective”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 6:
"Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?"
— 1988, Die Hard:
"We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning."
— 1956, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 5, page 2586:
"My point was not to commend but to expose her, and her way of thinking. In another place a teenage character worries that her stomach is too big. I, the author don't think her stomach is too big—the character does, because she's been programmed that way."
— 1982 December 18, Andrea Loewenstein, “Soap Author Responds”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 22, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The school printed a detailed ____ of events for the annual science fair.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government launched a new ____ to provide free meals to children from low-income families.