video call

Also vid·e·o chat
Or vid·e·o·call

[vid-ee-oh kawl]

noun

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.

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of video call¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In July, Eric Kerr hung up after an eight-minute video call with a software developer and called up his former partner at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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In a video call from December 2021, recorded by Mr Ames and seen by the BBC, a senior manager confirmed he was happy with Mr Ames' performance.

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Mr Ames says the SFO apologised for the delay in responding to his initial referral saying in a video call it was because of "an administrative error" because of an update made to the whistleblower referral platform in 2024.

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In a video call interview that included managing director Debby Buchholz, Stone seized on the word “audacious” as a key reason for her interest in the job.

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In their first video call, which Farsi, then in Cairo, recorded with a separate smartphone, Hassona’s beaming face immediately dispels any notion that all Palestinians must exist in a defeated state amid relentless bombing.

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