Programmed Programme Final Section Road Completion Month Events
Word
programme
WordType
(verb)
Phonetic
BrE / ˈprəʊɡræm / NAmE / ˈproʊɡræm /
Example
the final section of road is programmed for completion next month.
human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.
she programmed the central heating to come on at eight.
several evening events have been programmed.
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programme
(verb)BrE / ˈprəʊɡræm / NAmE / ˈproʊɡræm /
to plan for something to happen, especially as part of a series of planned events
The final section of road is programmed for completion next month.
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.
to give a machine instructions to do a particular task
She programmed the central heating to come on at eight.
Extra Examples
Several evening events have been programmed.
The exhibition was originally programmed to close last month.
The final section of road is programmed for completion next year.
The leak was discovered during programmed maintenance work.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they programme
he / she / it programmes
past simple programmed
past participle programmed
-ing form programming
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’.
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