televise

«televise» in Mova's school dictionary: to show it on television, often live as it happens: the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (televise, televises, televised, televising)

meaning for a pupil

To televise something is to show it on television, often live as it happens: the match will be televised. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday life and news: big football matches, royal events, elections and the Olympics are televised. Citizenship: parliaments' debates are televised so people can see what their representatives do. Sport: televised games may change times to suit TV.

examples

• The cup final will be televised live. tree →
• The king's coronation was televised around the world. tree →
• Is the school concert being televised? No, just filmed! tree →
• Parliament's debates are televised. tree →
• The 1969 Moon landing was televised to millions. tree →
• Not every match is televised. tree →

note

Spelling: televise with «s» in all countries (not -ize). Past: televised. Related: television, telly (UK informal), TV.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «televise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.