B2verb · transitive · common

theme

theme · themes · themed · theming

To give a theme toTo give a theme to.

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/θiːm/

» What's your favorite TV show theme song?

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To give a theme to.
We themed the birthday party around superheroes.
provide with a particular theme or motive
(transitive)To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

Examples

121 sentences

What's your favorite TV show theme song?
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What's the theme of his latest novel?
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The theme park was closed down last month.
deDer Themenpark wurde letzten Monat geschlossen. — Sudajaengi
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What's the theme of the novel?
ruКаков сюжет этого романа? — sharptoothed
deWas ist das Thema dieses Romans? — xarxes
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I like the theme song.
deMir gefällt das Titellied. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, fr

From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.

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Forms

themes, theming, themed, themed

Base form	theme · to theme
3rd person singular	themes
Present participle	theming
Past simple	themed
Past participle	themed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	theme
he, she, it	themes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

themed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have themed
he, she, it	has themed

Future simple (will)Lesson