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YouTube

American

[yoo-toob, -tyoob] / ˈjuˌtub, -ˌtjub /

Trademark.

a brand name for a website on which users can post, view, or share videos.

verb (used with or without object)

YouTubed, YouTubing

to post, view, or share (a video) on the YouTube website.

YouTube British

/ ˈjuːˌtjuːb /

noun

a website on which subscribers can post video files

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

(tr) to post (a video file) on the YouTube website

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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He’s gained some 700,000 followers since he began posting on his YouTube channel in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Other tech companies such as gaming platform Roblox, Google-owned YouTube and Facebook parent company Meta have also faced lawsuits over safety and mental health issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

It comes after a sales assistant told the BBC he had appeared in a video uploaded to TikTok and YouTube by former TV presenter Michael Barrymore without being asked for his permission.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Australia in March accused Facebook, TikTok and YouTube of failing to meet their obligations.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

I go to YouTube, seeking even more inspiration.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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