schedule
[ skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl; British shed-yool, shej-ool ]
/ ˈskɛdʒ ul, -ʊl, -u əl; British ˈʃɛd yul, ˈʃɛdʒ ul /
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noun
verb (used with object), sched·uled, sched·ul·ing.
to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule.
to plan for a certain date: to schedule publication for June.
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Origin of schedule
First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin schedula, equivalent to Latin sched(a) “leaf of paper” + -ula noun suffix (see -ule); replacing Middle English cedule, sedule, from Middle French, from Late Latin, as above
synonym study for schedule
4. See list1.
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Even better news, Snapcar offers for 10 euros a service that our Uber does not: prescheduled pickup.
British Dictionary definitions for schedule
schedule
/ (ˈʃɛdjuːl, esp US ˈskɛdʒʊəl) /
noun
verb (tr)
to make a schedule of or place in a schedule
to plan to occur at a certain time
Derived forms of schedule
schedular, adjectiveWord Origin for schedule
C14: earlier cedule, sedule via Old French from Late Latin schedula small piece of paper, from Latin scheda sheet of paper
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Idioms and Phrases with schedule
schedule
see on schedule.
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