movie A1 Topic:Film & Television US /ˈmuːvi/ UK /ˈmuːvi/ See IPA manual Freq #755 Meanings 1 noun A story told through moving pictures and sound, shown on a screen. They went to see a movie every Saturday night. 2 noun A cinema; a place where films are shown. Let's go to the movies tonight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a story told through moving... filmpicturemotion picture Word family Forms movies Derived forms b-moviee-moviemegamoviemidmovieminimoviemovie-goermoviedommoviegoermoviegoingmovieholicmoviehousemovieize Related forms video Appears in Phrases (9) See all action movie a film featuring fast-paced sequences, physical stunts, and conflict Adjective + noun horror movie a film designed to frighten and unsettle the viewer Adjective + noun see a movie to go and watch a movie, especially at a cinema Verb + noun watch a movie to view a film as entertainment Verb + noun make a movie to produce or direct a film Verb + noun stream a movie to watch a movie via an online streaming service Verb + noun Etymology AI details From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English. *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Film & Television Entertainment & Leisure External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # movie **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmuːvi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmuːvi/ **Frequency rank:** 755 ## Meanings 1. A story told through moving pictures and sound, shown on a screen. 2. A cinema; a place where films are shown. ## Examples - They went to see a movie every Saturday night. - Let's go to the movies tonight. ## Derived Forms - b-movie - e-movie - megamovie - midmovie - minimovie - movie-goer - moviedom - moviegoer - moviegoing - movieholic - moviehouse - movieize ## Related Forms - video ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *m(y)ewh₁- ## Etymology From moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English. ## AI Etymology Movie comes from moving (picture) + -ie. Attested since at least 1912 (if not 1908), originally in American English. In present-day English its meanings include a story told through moving pictures and sound, shown on a screen and a cinema; a place where films are shown. Related and derived forms include video, b-movie, e-movie, and megamovie. ## Topics - Film & Television - Entertainment & Leisure markdown