video

🇺🇸 /ˈvɪdiəʊ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈvɪdiəʊ/
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noun
A1

A way to record moving pictures and sound, using digital storage or tape.

We watched a video of the concert on my phone.

A1

A short recording of an event, made with digital technology and watched on a computer or online.

I made a video of my cat playing with a ball.

R

A short film made by a music band to go with a song, shown on TV or online.

The band's new video features them singing in a park.

R

A type of magnetic tape used in the past for recording moving pictures and sound; also called a video cassette.

We found an old video of our family vacation from 1995.

R

A copy of a film or show recorded on videotape.

We rented a video to watch at home on Friday night.

R

A machine used, especially in the past, to record and play films and TV shows on video.

My grandparents still have a video player in their living room.

verb
R

To record moving pictures and sound using digital storage or tape.

She likes to video her friends when they tell funny stories.

R

To record a TV show using a VCR (video cassette recorder).

He set the VCR to video his favorite show while he was out.

translation

n. A way to record moving pictures and sound, using digital storage or tape.; A short recording of an event, made with digital technology and watched on a computer or online.; A short film made by a music band to go with a song, shown on TV or online.; A type of magnetic tape used in the past for recording moving pictures and sound; also called a video cassette.; A copy of a film or show recorded on videotape.; A machine used, especially in the past, to record and play films and TV shows on video.
v. To record moving pictures and sound using digital storage or tape.; To record a TV show using a VCR (video cassette recorder).

Word Forms

Plural videos
Progressive videoing
Past videoed

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