television
noun /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
(also TV)
Idioms 
enlarge image(also television set)(also British English, informal telly)[countable] a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch programmes with moving pictures and sounds- a widescreen/flat-screen/plasma television
- to turn the television on/off
- The series first appeared on television screens in 2017.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadcast
- cable
- closed-circuit
- …
- watch
- switch on
- turn on
- …
- broadcast something
- screen something
- broadcast
- production
- programme/program
- …
- in television
- in front of the television
- on television
- …
- (also British English, informal telly)[uncountable] the programmes broadcast on television
- We don't do much in the evenings except watch television.
Wordfindersee also breakfast television, public televisionTopics TV, radio and newsa1- chat show
- documentary
- drama
- game show
- news
- programme
- quiz
- reality TV
- sitcom
- television
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadcast
- cable
- closed-circuit
- …
- watch
- switch on
- turn on
- …
- broadcast something
- screen something
- broadcast
- production
- programme/program
- …
- in television
- in front of the television
- on television
- …
- [uncountable] the system, process or business of broadcasting television programmes
- satellite/terrestrial/digital/network television
- These plays were originally broadcast on live television.
- in television I'd like to work in television (= for a television company).
- a television show/series/programme/broadcast
- a television drama/documentary/interview/commercial
- a television company/presenter/station/channel
- a television viewer/audience
- a television ad/commercial
- the television news
Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatchingsee also cable television, closed-circuit television, digital television- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
Extra Examples- She recalled her first television appearance forty years ago.
- The Olympics receive extensive television coverage.
- The state television screened pictures of the trial.
- The trial was broadcast by local television.
- a television adaptation of the popular novel
- a television camera
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broadcast
- cable
- closed-circuit
- …
- watch
- switch on
- turn on
- …
- broadcast something
- screen something
- broadcast
- production
- programme/program
- …
- in television
- in front of the television
- on television
- …
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from tele- ‘at a distance’ + vision.
Idioms
on (the) television
(also informal on TV)
(also British English, informal on (the) telly)
- being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme
- What's on television tonight?
- Is there anything good on the telly tonight?
- It was on TV yesterday.
- Millions watched the events on live television.
- The film has never been shown on television.
- I recognize you. Aren't you on television?
- She's always appearing on television.