video call

American  

[vid-ee-oh kawl] / ˈvɪd iˌoʊ ˌkɔl /

Also video chat or videocall

noun

• video calls
  plural

1. an act or instance of communicating with one or more people using a smartphone, mobile device, webcam, etc., to transmit and receive both audio and video.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to communicate with (one or more people) by using a smartphone, computer, etc., to transmit and receive audio and video: Employees working remotely are expected to videocall into the department meetings with the collaboration app.

   It would be nice if the grandkids lived closer, but at least we video call each other pretty often.

   Employees working remotely are expected to videocall into the department meetings with the collaboration app.

video call British  

noun

1. a call made via a mobile phone with a camera and a screen, allowing the participants to see each other as they talk

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• video calls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of video call

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

video call

He “never got to moonwalk down Hollywood Boulevard,” as he puts it, in a video call from his home in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, the actress Sara Paxton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Walters said he was reassured when he got on a video call with SinoUnited Hospital hematologist Lily Zhou, who did her postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

A fake recruiter sent them a potential job offer and held a video call about the job before asking them to carry out a standard technical assessment with instructions on the Google Sheet document.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The meeting is spread over two days, with Musk joining by video call on Tuesday, and Huang and Altman expected in person on Wednesday for fireside chats with Lutnick.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Akiko Fuji tapped her computer to make a video call.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown