Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to program
Participle: programmed
Gerund: programming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | program |
| you | program |
| he;she;it | programs |
| we | program |
| you | program |
| they | program |
Perfect
| I | have programmed |
| you | have programmed |
| he;she;it | has programmed |
| we | have programmed |
| you | have programmed |
| they | have programmed |
Past
| I | programmed |
| you | programmed |
| he;she;it | programmed |
| we | programmed |
| you | programmed |
| they | programmed |
Pluperfect
| I | had programmed |
| you | had programmed |
| he;she;it | had programmed |
| we | had programmed |
| you | had programmed |
| they | had programmed |
Future
| I | will program |
| you | will program |
| he;she;it | will program |
| we | will program |
| you | will program |
| they | will program |
Future Perfect
| I | will have programmed |
| you | will have programmed |
| he;she;it | will have programmed |
| we | will have programmed |
| you | will have programmed |
| they | will have programmed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | program |
| you | program |
| he;she;it | program |
| we | program |
| you | program |
| they | program |
Perfect
| I | have programmed |
| you | have programmed |
| he;she;it | have programmed |
| we | have programmed |
| you | have programmed |
| they | have programmed |
Imperfect
| I | programmed |
| you | programmed |
| he;she;it | programmed |
| we | programmed |
| you | programmed |
| they | programmed |
Pluperfect
| I | had programmed |
| you | had programmed |
| he;she;it | had programmed |
| we | had programmed |
| you | had programmed |
| they | had programmed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would program |
| you | would program |
| he;she;it | would program |
| we | would program |
| you | would program |
| they | would program |
Perfect
| I | would have programmed |
| you | would have programmed |
| he;she;it | would have programmed |
| we | would have programmed |
| you | would have programmed |
| they | would have programmed |
Imperative
| you | program |
| we | Let's program |
| you | program |
Verbs conjugated like 'program'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'program'
pogrom,
prograde,
programme,
reprogram,
anagram,
diagram,
monogram,
outprogram,
pilgrim,
planogram,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1633, "public notice," from L.L. programma "proclamation, edict," from Gk. programma (gen. programmatos) "a written public notice," from stem of prographein "to write publicly," from pro- "forth" + graphein "to write." General sense of "a definite plan or scheme" is recorded from 1837. Meaning "list of pieces at a concert, playbill" first recorded 1805 and retains the original sense. That of "objects or events suggested by music" is from 1854. Sense of "broadcasting presentation" is from 1923. Computer sense (n.,v.) is from 1945; hence programmer "person who programs computers," attested from 1948. Spelling programme, sometimes preferred in Britain, is from French and began to be used early 19c. The verb in the fig. sense of "to train to behave in a predetermined way" is from 1963.
2. Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.
Sample Sentences
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He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show.
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I programmed a small game as a demonstration.
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Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities.
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We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning. [1956, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings, volume 5, page 2586:]
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The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang.
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My point was not to commend but to expose her, and her way of thinking. In another place a teenage character worries that her stomach is too big. I, the author don't think her stomach is too big—the character does, because she's been programmed that way. [1982 December 18, Andrea Loewenstein, “Soap Author Responds”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 22, page 5:]