television
An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual…An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
» May I turn on the television?
Kann ich das Fernsehgerät einschalten?
Можно мне включить телевизор?
Можно я включу телевизор?
Можно я телевизор включу?
Можна увімкнути телевізор?
Meaning
4 senses(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
(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
(uncountable)Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
fifty-seven channels and nothing on television
(dated, uncountable)Vision at a distance.
Examples
799 sentencesMay I turn on the television?
Можна увімкнути телевізор? — aandrusiak
ruМожно мне включить телевизор? — paul_lingvo
deKann ich das Fernsehgerät einschalten? — Esperantostern
That movie was shown on television.
Цей фільм показали по телебаченню. — ascolto
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
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
I watch television in the evening.
Я дивлюся телевізор ввечері. — deniko
ruЯ смотрю телевизор вечером. — marafon
deIch sehe abends fern. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision fromFrom 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vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.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| Singular | television |
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regular
Synonyms
21 synonyms- a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points:television system
- broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects:telecastingTVvideo
- an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen:television receivertelevision settvtv setidiot boxboob tubetellygoggle box
Word family
62 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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