video

American  

[vid-ee-oh] / ˈvɪd iˌoʊ /

noun

1. a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette: She used her phone to record a video of her baby's first steps.

   Let's stay at home and watch a video.

   She used her phone to record a video of her baby's first steps.

   I spent all morning watching videos of cats online.

2. Television.

   1. the elements of television, as in a program or script, pertaining to the transmission or reception of the image (audio ).

   2. the video part of a television broadcast.

3. Informal. videotape.

4. Informal. television.

   She is a star of stage and video.

5. music video.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the electronic apparatus for producing the television picture.

   video amplifier.

2. of or relating to television, especially the visual elements.

3. of or relating to videocassettes, VCRs, music videos, etc..

   a video shop.

4. pertaining to or employed in the transmission or reception of television pictures.

video British  

/ ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ /

adjective

1. relating to or employed in the transmission or reception of a televised image

2. of, concerned with, or operating at video frequencies

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noun

1. the visual elements of a television broadcast

2. a film recorded on a video cassette

3. short for video cassette video cassette recorder

4. an informal name for television

verb

1. to record (a television programme, etc) on a video cassette recorder

Etymology

Origin of video

First recorded in 1930–35; from Latin vidē(re) “to see” + -o, as in audio

Example Sentences

“When I post a video online, I’ll get comments saying ‘you’re using a data center to post this now,’ but I respond that ‘it’s been working great, so why do we need more?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He filmed a video of himself giving her an apron instead.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

“I was actually not looking to move,” she said in a YouTube video.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“To the city of Chicago, you showed me real love from day one,” Reese says over a video montage of highlights of her time as a Sky player.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

With a groan, you remember the low battery warning during your lunchtime video chat with Shana.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Related Words

• broadcast
• program
• television