Video Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈvɪdioʊ/

VI-dee-oh

UK

/vˈɪdɪəʊ/

VI-di-oh

Definición

A video is a recording of moving images, usually with sound, that you can watch on a screen. It can be a movie clip, a short online post, a recording of an event, or other visual content.

Uso & Matices

Very common in everyday English. 'Video' can mean the file/content itself ('I watched a video'), or the act of recording informally in some contexts ('video the event'). Common collocations: 'watch a video', 'upload a video', 'video call', 'music video', 'viral video'.

• Spanish: video - vídeo
• Portuguese (BR): vídeo
• Portuguese (PT): vídeo
• Chinese (Simplified): 视频
• Chinese (Traditional): 影片 - 視頻
• Hindi: वीडियो
• Arabic: فيديو - مقطع فيديو
• Bengali: ভিডিও
• Russian: видео
• Japanese: ビデオ
• Vietnamese: video
• Korean: 비디오
• Turkish: video
• Urdu: ویڈیو
• Indonesian: video

Oraciones de Ejemplo

I watched a funny video last night.

basic

She sent me a video of her cat.

basic

This video is only two minutes long.

basic

Did you see the video everyone is talking about?

natural

I’ll send you the video once it finishes uploading.

natural

That video went viral in just a few hours.

natural