noun
video
VIHD-ee-oh
noun
1
Recorded moving pictures, with or without sound, that can be played back on a screen.
"She posted a video of the concert online."
"The security camera captured video of the whole incident."
2
Television or screen-based visual content in general.
"The band's new single is getting a lot of video play."
verb
1
To record something using a camera, especially for later viewing.
"Can you video the school play for Grandma?"
"They videoed the whole interview on a phone."
How to Use Video
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA recording you can watch — or the act of making one.
Common mistake
As a verb it's mostly informal ("video the match"); "film" or "record" are more neutral choices in formal writing.
Common pairings
watch a video
video call
video footage
shoot a video
Word Forms
videoed past tense, videos plural, videmus plural, videoes plural, videoes singular
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Etymology
From the Latin verb videre ("to see"), with the ending "-o" added by analogy with "audio" — video is literally "I see" in Latin.