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

“This is something completely new. But why not?” he said to Katie in a video call from his superyacht, Nahlin, after spending six years on the creation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

A few years ago, Wilkinson and her team of lawyers were holding a video call with a potential client, according to someone on the call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Those were movies that spoke to young people, and in Mexico there wasn’t much cinema aimed at teens,” Eimbcke tells me in Spanish on a video call from Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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