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

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Etymology

Origin of video call

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

video call

“It feels real good to be back, and it’s really more emotional than I thought it would be,” he said in a video call from Austin, Texas, where he now lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

“I didn’t like the word ‘gentle’ at first,” Crook said on a video call earlier this month from Leeds, Yorkshire, where he’s directing his first feature film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

His line manager at the UKHSA, Aleesha Adams, organised a video call with him in May 2023 to discuss his sick leave.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Email was also less effective than a phone call or video call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

I sent him a link to join me on a video call.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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