video

video

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vid‧e‧o¹ S1 W2 /ˈvɪdiəʊ $ -dioʊ/ noun (plural videos)

1. [uncountable and countable] a copy of a film or television programme, or a series of events, recorded on videotape
    hire a video British English rent a video American English:
    How much does it cost to hire videos?
    Let’s stay at home and watch a video.
    Rewind the video right to the beginning.
    The school will be making a video of the play.
    on video
    The movie has not yet been released on video.
    coming soon to a video store near you
2. [countable] a plastic box containing special tape for recording programmes and films on television
   SYN  videotape, video cassette:
    Have we got a blank video (=one with nothing recorded on it yet) anywhere?
3. [countable] British English a machine used to record television programmes or show videos
   SYN  VCR, video cassette recorder
    programme/set the video
    Can you set the video to record the football match?
4. [uncountable] the process of recording or showing television programmes, films, real events etc on videotape:
    The course aims to help children learn through video.
5. [countable] a short film that is made to go with a particular piece of popular music
   SYN  music video
6. [countable] a digital recording of an event, for example one made using a mobile phone:
    a video clip shown on the Internet
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 4)

■ video + NOUN
   ▪ video footage Police are currently studying video footage to identify the rioters.
   ▪ a video recording Can a video recording of an interview with a child be used in a court as evidence?
   ▪ a video image (=a moving picture on a video) Video images of the surgery are sent to a special lecture theatre, so that students can observe.
   ▪ a video clip (=a short video) You can download video clips from the Internet.
   ▪ video evidence (=a recording of events, used in a court) Video evidence of illegal activities can later be used in court.
■ verbs
   ▪ record something on video She had no idea that her purchase was being recorded on video.
   ▪ be captured/caught on video (=recorded on video) The crime was captured on video.

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video² verb (past tense and past participle videoed, present participle videoing) [transitive] British English
to record a television programme, film, or a real event on a video
   SYN  videotape, tape American English:
    Could you video the movie at 8.00?
    A friend videoed the wedding.

III

video³ adjective [only before noun] relating to or used in the process of recording and showing pictures on television ⇨ audio:
    video production
    video materials for language teaching

IV

videotape² (also video British English) verb [transitive]
to record a television programme, film, event etc on a video