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

Five months in, over a video call from the Indonesian island of Lombok, Dani and Tom explain the decisions which have brought them to the shores of south-east Asia.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rhoad's mother, Page, and Natalie Weirtz, who he was engaged to, also participated in the hearing in a video call from the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I asked our financial planner, Michael, on a video call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Instead, they were taking instructions from someone else connected via a live video call.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“How about we go to Gallup Monday and do a video call with your mom? You can ask her when she’s going to be back in Phoenix.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young