Film - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |fɪlm|  American pronunciation of the word film
Brit.  |fɪlm|  British pronunciation of the word film

noun

- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement (syn: flick, movie, pic, picture)
the film was shot on location
- a medium that disseminates moving pictures (syn: celluloid, cinema)
film coverage of sporting events
- photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
- a thin coating or layer
the table was covered with a film of dust
- a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

verb

- make a film or photograph of something (syn: shoot, take)
- record in film
The coronation was filmed

Extra examples

Have you bought any film for the camera?

We haven't had the film developed yet.

He's interested in making films about war.

We'll start the film at 10:00.

He studied film in college.

The protective film over a shark's eye

A film of ice covered the sidewalk.

Television news crew members came to film the interview.

She filmed the children playing.

The sea is coated with a film of raw sewage.

He had filmed her life story.

I always knew I had the sort of face that would film well and look good on the screen.

A mist filmed over the stars.

Her eyes were filmed over with tears.

Have you seen any good films recently?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: film
he/she/it: films
present participle: filming
past tense: filmed
past participle: filmed
noun
singular: film
plural: films
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