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Word film
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / fɪlm / NAmE / fɪlm /
Example
  • they are filming in moscow right now.
  • it took them six weeks to film the documentary.
  • the show was filmed on location in new york.
  • two young boys were filmed stealing cds on the security video.
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film

(verb)BrE / fɪlm / NAmE / fɪlm /
  1. to make a film/movie of a story or a real event
    • They are filming in Moscow right now.
    • It took them six weeks to film the documentary.
    • The show was filmed on location in New York.
    • Two young boys were filmed stealing CDs on the security video.

    Extra Examples

    • The controversial experiment involved secretly filming a group of children.
    • The serial was filmed on location in Italy.
    • fast-paced, well acted and beautifully filmed in the Blue Ridge Mountains
    • Two young boys were filmed stealing DVDs on the security video.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they film
    • he / she / it films
    • past simple filmed
    • past participle filmed
    • -ing form filming

    Word Origin

    • Old English filmen ‘membrane’, of West Germanic origin.
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