movie

/ˈmuːvi/

movie noun: a recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.

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Noun

movie (plural movies)

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.

Synonyms:

flick, motion picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, photoplay, picture show, picture
A professionally made motion picture of a substantive narrative work, typically around 1 to 3 hours long, typically intended for cinema, art, entertainment, and a widespread audience; a feature film, theatrical film.
- My favorite actor is starring in the new movie.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, plural-normally) A cinema; a movie theatre.
- Let's go to the movies.
(figuratively, informal) Any event, especially one that is unpleasant or tiresome.
- Don't worry; this isn't the first time I've been through this movie.
- And then when the other five were in the Dance Hall up there on the river, steps away from the hot seat, Lehman let off an Italian dragged along on the lookout detail and a Hebrew who was supposed to have furnished the guns, although that had the smell of a frame because the cops didn't like him...1981, Paul Sann, Trial in the Upper Room, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 166
(figuratively, slang) An extremely fun and exciting experience.
- Every night with you is a movie!
- My life is a movie / Bull ridin' and boobies / Cowboy hat from Gucci / Wrangler on my booty2018 December 3, “Old Town Road”performed by Lil Nas X

movie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

movie in Hindi

motion picture: पिक्चर pikcar, फ़िल्म, मूवी mūvī, सिनेमा sinemā, चलचित्र calcitra, चित्रपट citrapaṭ

movie in Tamil

motion picture: திரைப்படம் tiraippaṭam, படம் paṭam, சினிமா ciṉimā

movie in Marathi

motion picture: चित्रपट citrapaṭ, सिनेमा sinemā, पिक्चर pikcar

movie in Urdu

motion picture: فِلْم, سِنیما sinemā, چَلْچِتْر calcitr, مُووِی mūvī, مُتَحَرِّک تَصاوِیر mutaharrik tasāvīr, مُتَحَرِّک فِلْم

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movie in Bengali: মুভি mubhi, মুভী mubhi, ফিল্ম philmo, সিনেমা śinema
movie in Telugu: సినిమా sinimā, సైన్మ sainma, సీన్మ sīnma, చిత్రము citramu
movie in Malayalam: ചലച്ചിത്രം calaccitraṁ, സിനിമ sinima, ഫിലിം philiṁ
movie in Kannada: ಸಿನಮಾ sinamā, ಓಡುತಿಟ್ಟ ōḍutiṭṭa, ಚಲಚಿತ್ರ calacitra
movie in Punjabi: ਫਿਲਮ philam, ਸਿਨੇਮਾ sinemā
movie in Gujarati: ચિત્રપટ citrapaṭ, ચલચિત્ર calcitra, ફિલ્મ philma, સિનેમા sinemā
movie in Odia: ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର caḷaccitra, ସିନେମା sinemā
movie in Sanskrit: चलच्चित्रम् calaccitram
movie in Assamese: চলচ্চিত্ৰ solossitro
movie in Nepali: चलचित्र calacitra
movie in Pashto: پلم pilm, pilëm, خوځنده انځور xwëźënda anźor
movie in Tagalog: sine, pelikula, puting-tabing
movie in Arabic: فِلْم, شَرِيط šarīṭ, فِيلْم سِينَمَائِيّ fīlm sīnamāʔiyy, تَصْوِير مُتَحَرِّك taṣwīr mutaḥarrik
movie in Malay: wayang, filem
movie in Indonesian: film
movie in Thai: ภาพยนตร์ pâap-pá-yon, หนัง nǎng
movie in Vietnamese: phim, điện ảnh
movie in Myanmar: ဇာတ်ကား jatka:, ဘိုင်စကုတ် bhuingca.kut, ရုပ်ရှင် ruphrang

Examples of movie in a sentence

I've been through this movie before, I thought.1985, Charles Nicholl, The Fruit Palace, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 259:
"So it's not like we haven't been through this movie multiple times before.2015 November 3, Steve Daniels, quoting Tom Wilson, “Allstate doubles pace of rate hikes as costs keep rising”, in Crain's Chicago...
last night was amazing! more content coming. it was literally a movie lol best time with one of my besties @chloebailey love you siss ❤️❤️❤️2023 April 4, skiwithaneye, Instagram, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2024:
Mfs go to a party and stand by a wall all night then the next day post "last night was a movie"2023 June 23, @Hoodville_, Twitter, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2024:

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Synonyms of movie

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Forms of movie

plural	movies

Plural of movie: movies

Origin of movie

From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English.

Phrases with movie

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Words that rhyme with movie

Questions about movie

What does movie mean?: Movie means a recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film; a video.
What is movie in Hindi?: Movie in Hindi is पिक्चर (pikcar), फ़िल्म, मूवी (mūvī). See Movie meaning in Hindi.
How do you use movie in a sentence?: I've been through this movie before, I thought.
What part of speech is movie?: Movie is a noun.
How do you pronounce movie?: Movie is pronounced /ˈmuːvi/.
What is the plural of movie?: The plural of movie is movies.

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