livestream

American  

[lahyv-streem] / ˈlaɪvˌstrim /

Also stream or live stream

verb (used with object)

1. Sometimes live-stream to transmit or receive (video of an event, especially with commentary) on the internet while the event is taking place.

   Players were livestreaming walk-throughs of the video game before its official release date.

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noun

1. a video of an event, especially with commentary, distributed on the internet while the event is taking place.

   The livestream of the debate will be annotated by fact-checkers.

livestream British  

/ ˈlaɪvˌstriːm /

verb

1. to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens

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noun

1. a live broadcast of an event on the internet

Etymology

Origin of livestream

First recorded in 2010–15; live ² (in the sense “not taped, happening now”) + stream (in the sense “data flow”)

Example Sentences

Starting June 1, the streaming giant will begin hosting its first daily livestream with iHeartRadio’s “The Breakfast Club.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The voyage was not without a few glitches, but SpaceX employees shown on a livestream roared in delight following the trial flight that comes as the firm prepares a potentially record initial public offering.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The vehicle exploded after it touched down in the Indian Ocean, according to the livestream.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Rhodes, Inman and Chris Soohoo, Sun Space’s visuals engineer, threw together a Twitch livestream to continue the chaos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I smile as my livestream count goes steadily past 1K, a fraction of the 23,940 YouTube subscribers who tune in to see how my battle with cystic fibrosis is going.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott