television

noun (a television, televisions; television — uncountable)

«television» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A television (TV) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes with pictures and sound. tree →
Television is the system of sending programmes and the programmes themselves: watching television. tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life: watch television, TV programmes. Health: too much screen time is not healthy. Media lessons: adverts on television try to make you buy things. Phrases: "on television", "watch television", "television programme".

Examples

We watched a film on television. tree →
Turn off the television, it's bedtime. tree →
Our new television is very big. tree →
She was on television for winning a prize. tree →
Don't sit too close to the television. tree →
Adverts on television want you to buy things. tree →
Television was invented about a hundred years ago. tree →

Note

Short forms: TV, telly (UK informal). Say "on television", not "in television". Countable for the machine, uncountable for the system or programmes.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «television» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«television» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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