theme

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/θiːm/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

basic, central, dominant, important, key, main, major, underlying | broad, general

common, popular, universal

The movie explores a popular theme about ordinary people overcoming difficult challenges in their lives.

musical

The composer created a beautiful musical theme for the opening credits of the new TV series.

VERB + THEME

develop, discuss, examine, explore

The documentary explores the theme of climate change through interviews with scientists and activists.

warm to

As she spoke more passionately, Sarah began to warm to her theme about climate change.

THEME + VERB

emerge

A central theme emerged throughout the documentary about climate change.

run through sth

A concern about environmental protection runs through every chapter of the documentary.

THEME + NOUN

music, song, tune | park, pub

PREP

on the ~ of

The new museum exhibition focuses on the theme of climate change and its effects on wildlife.

PHRASES

variations on a theme

Her paintings explore the same subject, but each one is a variation on the theme.

Definitions

noun

A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

"Had not you once a beautiful daughter, named Mary?" said the stranger. "It is a heartrending question, man," said Andrew; "but certes, I had once a beloved daughter named Mary." "What became of her?" asked the stranger. Andrew shook his head, turned round, and began to move away; it was a theme that his heart could not brook.

A recurring idea; a motif.

variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness

A recurring idea; a motif.

switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power

An essay written for school.

Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.

[…] his themes and exercises were in constant demand for what we called cogging and American students rather grandly called plagiarization.

The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

verb

To give a theme to.

We themed the birthday party around superheroes.

To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or a

motif

noun — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are remov

noun — an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

noun — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

noun — (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

idea

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness

Wiktionary

switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power

Wiktionary

We themed the birthday party around superheroes.

Wiktionary

The principal theme of the book is the American Revolution.

Tatoeba · #43943

This theme should be treated in more detail.

Tatoeba · #60851

Usage Notes

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