Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

    She watched television for over five hours last night.

    Fernsehen, Television, Fernsehen

    телеви́дениеtelevídenije, ТВ, телеви́дениеtelevídenije

    телеба́ченняtelebáčennja, телеві́зіяtelevízija, телеба́ченняtelebáčennja

  2. (countable)An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

    I have an old television in the study.

    Fernseher, Fernsehgerät, Fernsehapparat

    телеви́зорtelevízor, те́ликtélik, телевизио́нный приёмникteleviziónnyj prijómnik

    телеві́зорtelevízor

    an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

  3. (uncountable)Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.

    fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

  4. (dated, uncountable)Vision at a distance.

Examples

799 sentences
  1. May I turn on the television?

    Можна увімкнути телевізор? — aandrusiak

    ruМожно мне включить телевизор? — paul_lingvo

    deKann ich das Fernsehgerät einschalten? — Esperantostern

  2. That movie was shown on television.

    Цей фільм показали по телебаченню. — ascolto

  3. I watch television all day long.

    Я цілоденно дивлюся телевізор. — rozmaita

    ruЯ смотрю телевизор весь день напролёт. — marafon

    deIch sehe den ganzen Tag lang fern. — xtofu80

  4. I saw the match on television.

    Я дивився матч по телевізору. — deniko

    ruЯ смотрел матч по телевизору. — ae5s

    deIch habe das Spiel im Fernsehen gesehen. — Manfredo

  5. I watch television in the evening.

    Я дивлюся телевізор ввечері. — deniko

    ruЯ смотрю телевизор вечером. — marafon

    deIch sehe abends fern. — Yorwba

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
medium:
device for receiving television signals:
Русский
By meaning 2
medium:
device for receiving television signals:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
medium:
device for receiving television signals:

Origin

From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from

From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

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Forms

plural: televisions
Singulartelevision
Pluraltelevisions

regular

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

62 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • watch television
  • appeared on television
  • watch television after
  • game on television
  • television last night
  • on television last
  • was watching television
  • was on television
  • off the television
  • to watch television
  • much television
  • television last

See also

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