( BrE ) ( NAmE pro·gram ) / ˈprəʊgræm; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ noun , verb
■ noun
PLAN
1.
a plan of things that will be done or included in the development of sth :
to launch a research programme
a training programme for new staff
a programme of economic reform
ON TV / RADIO
2.
something that people watch on television or listen to on the radio :
a news programme
Did you see that programme on India last night?
FOR PLAY / CONCERT
3.
a thin book or a piece of paper that gives you information about a play, a concert, etc. :
a theatre programme
ORDER OF EVENTS
4.
an organized order of performances or events
SYN line-up :
an exciting musical programme
a week-long programme of lectures
What's the programme for (= what are we going to do) tomorrow?
COURSE OF STUDY
5.
( NAmE ) a course of study :
a school programme
➡ note at course
OF MACHINE
6.
a series of actions done by a machine, such as a washing machine :
Select a cool programme for woollen clothes.
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IDIOMS
- get with the programme
■ verb
[ usually passive ]
PLAN
1.
[ vn ] programme sth (for sth) to plan for sth to happen, especially as part of a series of planned events :
The final section of road is programmed for completion next month.
PERSON / ANIMAL
2.
[ vn to inf ] to make a person, an animal, etc. behave in a particular way, so that it happens automatically :
Human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.
MACHINE
3.
to give a machine instructions to do a particular task :
[ vn to inf ]
She programmed the VCR to come on at eight.
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense written notice ): via late Latin from Greek programma , from prographein write publicly, from pro before + graphein write.