program
verb/ˈprəʊɡræm/
/ˈprəʊɡræm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they program | /ˈprəʊɡræm/ /ˈprəʊɡræm/ |
| he / she / it programs | /ˈprəʊɡræmz/ /ˈprəʊɡræmz/ |
| past simple programmed | /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ |
| past participle programmed | /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ |
| (North American English also) past simple programed | /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ |
| (North American English also) past participle programed | /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ /ˈprəʊɡræmd/ |
| -ing form programming | /ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/ /ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/ |
| (North American English also) -ing form programing | /ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/ /ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to give a computer, etc. a set of instructions to make it perform a particular task
- In this class, students will learn how to program.
- program something He taught himself to program a computer.
- We can program a robot to walk around the room.
- [transitive, usually passive] to plan for something to happen, especially as part of a series of planned events
- (be) programmed Several evening events have been programmed.
- The leak was discovered during programmed maintenance work.
- be programmed for something The final section of road is programmed for completion next month.
- be programmed to do something The exhibition was originally programmed to close in August.
- [transitive, usually passive] to make a person, an animal, etc. behave in a particular way, so that they do it without thinking about it
- be programmed to do something Human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.
- [transitive] program something (to do something) to give a machine instructions to do a particular task
- She programmed the heat to come on at eight.
computer
plan
person/animal
machine
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