film

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /fɪlm/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Noun

Singular film

Plural films

1. (countable) A film is a recording of a moving picture that tells stories including actors, directors, and producers.
   • Synonym: movie

   The studio has hired some actors to make a film about the making of Wiktionary.

   Let's go to the theatre and watch a film.

2. (uncountable) The art or business of making films.

   I studied film at college and now I'm a writer.

3. (countable & uncountable) Film is a thin, clear material used for taking photographs or movies.

   My new camera is digital and doesn't need film.

4. (countable & uncountable) A film is a flat, thin material or substance often covering something.

   The soap left a sticky film on the glass.

   We use a plastic film to protect the food.

Verb

Plain form film

Third-person singular films

Past tense filmed

Past participle filmed

Present participle filming

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you film something, you record it as a moving picture.

   Somebody filmed the attack with their cell phone and showed it to police.