/pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me/

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Translation

to schedule, to plan; to program (a computer)

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Word origin

From programme, from Greek programma ('public notice'), from prographein ('to write before').

Origin
Greek
Root
programma
English cognates
programme, program

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeprogrammeprogrammaisprogrammaiprogrammeraiprogrammerais
tuprogrammesprogrammaisprogrammasprogrammerasprogrammerais
il/elleprogrammeprogrammaitprogrammaprogrammeraprogrammerait
nousprogrammonsprogrammionsprogrammâmesprogrammeronsprogrammerions
vousprogrammezprogrammiezprogrammâtesprogrammerezprogrammeriez
ils/ellesprogrammentprogrammaientprogrammèrentprogrammerontprogrammeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeprogrammeprogrammasse
tuprogrammesprogrammasses
il/elleprogrammeprogrammât
nousprogrammionsprogrammassions
vousprogrammiezprogrammassiez
ils/ellesprogrammentprogrammassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuprogramme
nousprogrammons
vousprogrammez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
programmant
Past participle
programmé · programmée · programmés · programmées

Examples

.

The meeting is scheduled for Monday.

.

I set the alarm for six o'clock.

Python.

He is learning to program in Python.

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