program
/ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/ verb B1- To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. · He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
- To develop (software) by writing program code. · I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
- To put together the schedule of an event. · Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
- To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast.
- To cause to automatically behave in a particular way. · The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
He/she/it programs · Past programmed · Past participle programmed · -ing form programming
Verb forms
- Base form
- program
- He/she/it
- programs
- Past
- programmed
- Past participle
- programmed
- -ing form
- programming
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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The program that night was a series of “thrills” for at least one listener in the audience, and, as Anne assured Diana, every succeeding thrill was thrillier than the last.
Only one number on the program failed to interest her.
The pupils one and all taking graciously to this plan, the preparations for a program were begun at once.
None of the Sloanes would have any dealings with the Bells, because the Bells had declared that the Sloanes had too much to do in the program, and the Sloanes had retorted that the Bells were not capable of doing the little they had to do properly.
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