- video
- noun1 system of recording moving pictures and soundADJECTIVE▪ live, real-time▪ interactive▪ analogue/analog, digital▪ high-definition▪ full-motionVERB + VIDEO▪ stream▪
You need a broadband Internet connection to stream video online.
VIDEO + NOUN▪ camera, card (computing), equipment, player, projector, recorder▪ monitor, screen▪ clip, film (BrE), footage, image, montage, picture, recording, sequence▪The jury watched video footage of the riots.
▪ nasty (BrE)▪The infamous video nasty is now a cult film.
▪ playback▪ diary, documentary, interview, series▪She started making a video diary of her life.
▪ shoot▪The band are in Iceland doing a video shoot.
▪ channel▪I can't find the video channel on this television.
▪ file▪Video files can be readily transmitted over digital broadband.
▪ format▪ game▪ gamer▪ arcade▪ conferencing, teleconferencing▪ conference, presentation, teleconference▪ link▪The speech was broadcast via a video link to thousands standing outside.
▪ signal▪ surveillance▪ archive▪ installation (= type of art)▪ artistPREPOSITION▪ on video▪The movie is already out on video.
2 film recorded on disk, tape, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ hour-long, ten-minute, etc.▪ amateur, home▪An amateur video of the crash failed to reveal the cause.
▪ educational, instructional▪They produce educational videos for learning languages.
▪ music, pop▪ hip-hop, rap, rock, etc.▪ corporate (esp. BrE)▪ promotional▪ training▪ exercise, fitness, yoga▪ documentary▪ adult, porn, pornographic, sex▪ police (esp. BrE), security▪ animated▪ online▪ accompanying▪This article and the accompanying video takes you through each stage step by step.
VERB + VIDEO▪ create, do, film, make, record, shoot▪ manufacture, produce▪ direct▪ release▪The group's new video will be released next month.
▪ air, broadcast▪ download, post, upload▪He posted a video on his website
▪ capture sb/sth on, catch sb/sth on▪The thief was caught on video as he pocketed watches and rings.
▪ rent▪We rent videos nearly every weekend.
▪ see, view, watch▪The children can sit for hours watching videos.
▪ show (sb)▪Their teacher showed them a video about the Inuit.
▪ play▪ fast-forward, forward, rewind▪ editVIDEO + NOUN▪ cassette, tape (usually videotape)▪ library, shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)▪ rental▪ release▪a review of the latest video releases
▪ production▪ maker, producerPREPOSITION▪ video of▪a security video of the attack
3 (BrE) video recorderVERB + VIDEO▪ programme, set▪Did you remember to set the video for ‘EastEnders’?
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
