What does televising mean?
Televising is the present-participle and gerund form of “televise,” meaning to transmit a program, performance, or event through television. It can describe the work of a broadcaster, as in “televising the football final,” or appear in a gerund construction such as “Before televising the ceremony, the crew checked the equipment.” The term is common in news reporting and descriptions of broadcasting, although “broadcasting” and “airing” may sound more natural in some contexts. Televising often implies live transmission, but it can also refer to recorded programs scheduled for later broadcast. Its historical association with television gives it a more explicitly technological flavor than the broader word “broadcasting,” which can also refer to radio and internet distribution. Televising remains especially relevant for live sports, news, entertainment, and major public events, even as online and streamed distribution have expanded the ways audiences watch them.
verbTo broadcast or transmit a program, event, or performance by television. The word is also used as a gerund for the activity of broadcasting in this way.
- To broadcast or transmit by television, especially a program, performance, or live event.
"The broadcaster is televising the championship match live tonight."
"The station is televising the election results throughout the evening."
"Local broadcasters have been televising community events for more than thirty years."
Before streaming became everyday, television networks spent decades mastering the art of televising live events to enormous audiences.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does televising come from?
“Televising” derives from the verb “televise,” formed in the early-to-mid twentieth century from “television” with the verb-forming suffix “-ize.” “Television” combines the Greek prefix “tēle,” meaning “far,” with Latin “visio,” meaning “seeing” or “vision.” The verb developed alongside the growth of television broadcasting and regularly forms the gerund “televising,” while “telecasting” belongs to the same broadcasting family and expresses a closely related meaning.
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How televising is actually used
“Televising” is neutral in register and is especially common in British and American news and broadcast contexts. “Broadcasting” and “airing” are often more frequent in everyday speech. The form functions as both the present participle of “televise” and, with a definite article or possessive, as a gerund naming the activity.