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tivo

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 V OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A digital video recorder (of any brand).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To digitally record (a television show).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I think I'll be out to dinner when Michael Phelps goes for the gold. Oh well – I'll just tivo it.

Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To have a show on one's lineup of shows to record.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My mum loves to watch Neighbours. She has the series tivoed.

Meaning relationships

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Alternative form of tivo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From TiVo, a specific digital video recorder introduced in 1999.

From the TiVo service.