noun
movie
MOO-vee
noun
1
A film made for entertainment, shown in cinemas or streamed at home.
"We watched a movie on the sofa last night."
"The new superhero movie broke box office records."
2
A cinema, especially in the phrase "the movies."
"Let's go to the movies this weekend."
How to Use Movie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA film, or informally, a trip to the cinema.
UK vs US
"Movie" is the standard American term; British English uses "film" more often, though "movie" is widely understood.
Common pairings
watch a movie
go to the movies
movie theater
Word Forms
movies plural
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Etymology
Short for "moving picture" plus "-ie," first recorded in American English in the early 1900s.