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Script

UK /["/skrɪpt/"]/US /["/skrɪpt/"]/

Definition

a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc.

In simple words: A written text for a play, movie, or broadcast.

Examples

  • That line isn't in the original script.
  • a film script
  • to write/read a script
  • We're currently working on a script.
  • He was reading from a prepared script.
  • a script about a farmer's life
  • a script for children's TV
  • She admired his neat script.
  • a document in Cyrillic script *(= used to write Russian and some other languages)*
  • The bug was caused by an error in the script.

Usage notes

Use 'script' in formal contexts like theater or film discussions. It's not commonly used in casual conversation. You wouldn't use it to refer to everyday written texts.

Grammar pattern

script + object

Memory hint

Think of a 'script' as a 'scrip' (short for prescription) for actors to follow.

Collocations

  • draft
  • original
  • final
  • prepare
  • write
  • co-write
  • editor
  • writer
  • script about
  • script for
  • neat
  • cursive
  • flowing
  • in a/​the script
  • neat
  • cursive
  • flowing
  • in a/​the script

Synonyms

  • alphabet

Antonyms

  • improvisation
  • spontaneity

Common mistakes

  • Confused with 'screenplay' - a specific type of script for films.
  • Using 'script' to refer to general writing, instead of specific structured texts.
  • Mixing up the noun 'script' with the verb 'to script'.