Collocations for "TV"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "TV" in context.
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TV
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [an LED, a plasma, a smart] TV
- a [32] -inch TV
- turn [on, off] the TV
- turn the TV [off]
- put the TV on [mute, standby]
- watched the [news, game] on TV
- watches too much TV
- while (I'm) watching TV
- trying to watch less TV
- let's see what's on TV
- anything good on TV?
- What's on TV [now, tonight, later]?
- sitting [in front of, too close to] the TV
- is glued to the TV
- have [three, four] TVs at home
- a TV in the [bathroom, bedroom, kitchen]
- (there's) nothing [decent, good, worth watching] on TV
- [spots, commercials, violence, swearing, sex] on TV
'TV' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
act
- actor
- addiction
- advert
- advertise
- advertisement
- advertising
- advisory
- air
- alert
- angle
- appear
- armchair
- arrange
- asleep
- background
- badass
- banter
- beam
- bed
- bedroom
- binge
- blank
- blast
- broadcast
- bust
- buy
- buzz
- cable
- camping
- cartoon
- cast
- casting
- character
- churn
- clown
- color
- comfort
- commercial
- compose
- contrast
- cook
- cord
- couch
- cough
- cycling
- definition
- done
- dose
- drama