Meaning

5 senses
  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.

  2. A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film.

    My favorite actor is starring in the new movie.

    Film, Spielfilm

    фильмfilʹm, кинофи́льмkinofílʹm, кинокарти́наkinokartína

    фільмfilʹm, кіно́kinó, кінофі́льмkinofílʹm

  3. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, usually plural)A cinema; a movie theatre.

    Let's go to the movies.

  4. (figuratively, informal)Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.

    Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie.

  5. (figuratively, slang)An extremely fun and exciting experience.

    Every night with you is a movie!

More definitions
  • a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Examples

4111 sentences
  1. I was at a movie theater.

    Я був у кіно.

    ruЯ был в кино.

    deIch war im Kino.

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  2. I like going to the movies.

    Я люблю ходити в кіно.

    ruЯ люблю ходить в кино.

    deIch gehe gern ins Kino.

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  3. How about going to a movie?

    Якщо щодо того, щоб піти в кіно?

    ruКак насчёт того, чтобы сходить в кино?

    deWie wär's, wenn wir ins Kino gehen würden?

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  4. I often go to the movies.

    Я часто ходжу в кіно.

    ruЯ часто хожу в кино.

    deIch gehe oft ins Kino.

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  5. We hope you enjoy the movie.

    Сподіваємося, вам сподобається фільм.

    ruНадеемся, что фильм вам понравится.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
motion picture:
Deutsch
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motion picture:

Origin

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in Ame

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

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Forms

plural: movies
Singularmovie
Pluralmovies

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

65 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to the movies
  • watch a movie
  • kind of movies
  • horror movies
  • movie theater
  • enjoy the movie
  • seen this movie
  • the movie theater
  • watching horror movies
  • see that movie
  • seen that movie
  • see a movie

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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