Pronunciations (8)
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/ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/
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- Canada
- General-American
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/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹeə̯m/
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/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹɛə̯m/
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/ˈpɹəʉˌɡɹæm/
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- Australia
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/ˈpɹɜʊ̯ɡɹəm/
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- Southern-US
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ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm
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- GB
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ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm
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- US
Noun
A set of structured activities; a plan of action.
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get with the program
Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
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The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.
A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports.
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the Toronto Sun, a daily tabloid whose programme is roughly that of the American National Enquirer or the British News of the World
A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.
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Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
A computer program.
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The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows.
A particular mindset or method of doing things.
Usage- especially
- in the phrase “get with the program”
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Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are?
A custom tracklist.
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program playback
Verb
To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
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He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
To develop (software) by writing program code.
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I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
To put together the schedule of an event.
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Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
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We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning.
To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.
Usage- Transitive
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The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
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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.
Noun
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
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they drew up a six-step plan
they discussed plans for a new bond issue
a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
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he proposed an elaborate program of public works
working mothers rely on the day care program
a radio or television show
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did you see his program last night?
a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
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their candidate simply ignored the party platform
they won the election even though they offered no positive program
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
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you can't tell the players without a program
an integrated course of academic studies
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he was admitted to a new program at the university
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
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the program required several hundred lines of code
a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
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the program lasted more than two hours
Verb
arrange a program of or for
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program the 80th birthday party
write a computer program
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