Collocations for "program"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "program" in context.
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program
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [social, community, housing, rehabilitation, treatment, workout] program
- a [TV, radio, cable, network] program
- [design, produce, air, broadcast] a (TV) program
- a [comedy, news, popular, drama, music, nature] program
- [an affiliate, a partner, a loyalty, a marketing] program
- [software, computer] programs
- a [daily, weekly, monthly] program
- a program to [create, provide, help, reduce]
- [develop, download, install] a (computer) program
- the [director, manager, editor, designer] of the program
- the program of [activities, events]
- a program for [children, learners, students]
- [it's time to, come on], get with the program!
- the program [director, manager, editor, designer, writer]
- program [the computer, your phone, the system, the server, your remote] (to)
- program it to [sell, facilitate, change, automate, increase, aggregate]
- is programmed to [sell]
- [machine, device] (that) is programmed to
- can be programmed to [respond, follow, perform]
- humans are programmed to [be, think, use]
- are genetically programmed to [be]
- programmed to [believe, react, assume]
- programming in [Java, BASIC]
- programmed and [maintained, monitored, checked]
'program' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air
- complete
- cover
- crashed
- emphasize
- enable
- implement
- market
- project
- respond
- run
- smooth
- start
- test
- transfer
- update
- drop
- acceptance
- author
- basic
- completion
- computer
- conflict
- control
- line
- chat
- degree
- development
- exchange
- graduate
- grant
- incentive
- youth
- title
- Sunday
- score
- magazine
- match
- nature
- news
- reward
- source
- stage
- step
- support
- television
- treatment
- trial
- wash
- witness