video
Americannoun
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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.
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Television.
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the elements of television, as in a program or script, pertaining to the transmission or reception of the image (distinguished from audio).
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the video part of a television broadcast.
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Informal. videotape.
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Informal. television.
She is a star of stage and video.
adjective
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of or relating to the electronic apparatus for producing the television picture.
video amplifier.
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of or relating to television, especially the visual elements.
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of or relating to videocassettes, VCRs, music videos, etc..
a video shop.
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pertaining to or employed in the transmission or reception of television pictures.
verb (used with object)
adjective
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relating to or employed in the transmission or reception of a televised image
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of, concerned with, or operating at video frequencies
noun
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the visual elements of a television broadcast
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a film recorded on a video cassette
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short for video cassette video cassette recorder
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an informal name for television
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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videosimple
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videossimple
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have videoedperfect
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has videoedperfect
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am videoingprogressive
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are videoingprogressive
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is videoingprogressive
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have been videoingperfect progressive
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has been videoingperfect progressive
Past
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videoedsimple
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had videoedperfect
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was videoingprogressive
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were videoingprogressive
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had been videoingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of video
First recorded in 1930–35; from Latin vidē(re) “to see” + -o, as in audio
Explanation
Video is a noun that refers to the recording or broadcasting of a moving image, like the funny video your friend took of you the first time you tried to skateboard. Video means a recorded image or movie, like a home video of your uncle's wedding or the video equipment a television station uses to make news stories. You can also call a movie you watch on your television or computer a video. A short film made to accompany a song? That's a music video. Video was first used in 1935 as a counterpart to audio which describes sound or music. It comes from the Latin word video: I see.
Vocabulary lists containing video
Media Literacy - Middle School
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Media Literacy - Introductory
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: vid, vis
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Example Sentences
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The music video for Heart of Stone is a typical Jail Time Records affair.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
In a bid to unite the right before the convention, Flavio this week posted a video apologizing to Michelle, who quickly accepted the gesture of reconciliation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
In a video he released this week, he announced he would not.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Gregg is so completely un-Hollywood,” Wilde recalls during a recent video call, “that even just having a coffee at this place deserved to be remarked upon in a really hilarious way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Maybe this is like a checkpoint for me, like in the video games Autumn and I play—where we can regroup and come up with a plan.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
That said, he did swap his trademark dark T-Shirt and jacket for a suit and tie, although he has maintained his regular output of casual, selfie-led videos on his social media channels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
McElwee finds images both startling and serene; videos that fill in gaps he couldn’t on his own.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
In a bright spot, FilmLA’s “other” category, which captures shoot days for student productions, still photography, documentaries and music videos, climbed 10% in the second quarter to 2,118 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
At first glance, the reel resembled the workout videos he usually posted.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“There are so many other things to watch. Cat videos, baking shows...”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
In the Ione, Wash., farmers market, the local Sentinel editor called us over and videoed a description of our bike load.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Then security cameras videoed people getting past them by shimmying up the fence poles.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Whether or not he decides to appear at the trial, scheduled to begin later this year, the A.G. can use his videoed deposition testimony to brutalize him the same way Carroll’s lawyers did.
From Slate ● May 11, 2023
She was constantly being videoed by prison guards “because I am a ‘famous provocateur’,” she added.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022
In a videoed interview played in court, the woman told police what happened.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2022
Passengers tend to spend the first few minutes of the ride "marvelling, videoing the steering wheel moving on its own, taking selfies", Fischer said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
I didn’t take my phone up to do the class photo, but I know some other people were, they were videoing, and I’m like, “Oh darn, I wish that I took the phone up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
The teen was part of a large group of students who were visiting the zoo in South Australia when he dropped his phone into the panda’s bamboo forest while videoing, according to 7News Australia.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
He came across to the referee to shake his hand, but wouldn't let go and was saying "you're on video, I've been videoing you", which he's not allowed to do anyway.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
“How about the videoing? My phone has a pretty incredible slo-mo video camera.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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