programme

Everyday

1. A show on TV or radio. tree →
2. A plan of activities: a training programme. tree →
3. A booklet telling you what happens at a play, concert or match. tree →
4. (verb) To plan or set up something, or to make a machine do something automatically. tree →

In the lessons

In UK English, programme is a TV show or plan; a computer program is spelled «program» everywhere. In everyday life, programmes at the theatre or football match. Phrases: TV programme, school programme, exercise programme.

Examples

• My favourite programme is on at six. tree →
• The school has a reading programme. tree →
• We bought a programme at the football match. tree →
• The play's programme listed all the actors. tree →
• I programmed the oven to switch on. tree →
• The space programme sent people to the Moon. tree →
• The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight. tree →

Note

UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ: programme (shows, plans) but «program» for computer code. US and Canada: program for all. Verb past: programmed, programming (double m).