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YouTube

American  
[yoo-toob, -tyoob] / ˈyuˌtub, -ˌtyub /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a website on which users can post, view, or share videos.


verb (used with or without object)

YouTubed, YouTubing
  1. to post, view, or share (a video) on the YouTube website.

YouTube British  
/ ˈjuːˌtjuːb /

noun

  1. a website on which subscribers can post video files

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to post (a video file) on the YouTube website

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Federal agents knew Martinez had reshared a Facebook post ostensibly identifying an immigration officer’s personal YouTube account.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He has also been excited about the launch of his YouTube show “Funny Knowing You” where he gets to interview fellow comics and celebrities as they talk about their life stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Google Search and YouTube lead the charge here, offset by the company’s shrinking third-party ad network business.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The concern about YouTube arrives during a crisis in education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I recognized the move from a YouTube video of a Texas dance team.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson