video

video
vid|e|o1 W2S1 [ˈvıdiəu US -diou] n plural videos
1.)
a copy of a film or television programme, or a series of events, recorded on ↑videotape
hire
BrE /rent
AmE a video
▪ 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.)
a plastic box containing special tape for recording programmes and films on television
= ↑videotape, video cassette ↑video cassette
▪ Have we got a blank video (=one with nothing recorded on it yet) anywhere?
3.) British English a machine used to record television programmes or show videos
= ↑VCR, video cassette recorder ↑video cassette recorder
programme/set the video
▪ Can you set the video to record the football match?
4.) [U]
the process of recording or showing television programmes, films, real events etc on ↑videotape
▪ The course aims to help children learn through video.
5.)
a short film that is made to go with a particular piece of popular music
= music video
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
rent/get a video also hire a video British English
watch a video
rewind a video (=move to an earlier part of a video by pressing a button)
fast-forward a video (=move to a later part of a video by pressing a button)
pause a video (=stop a video for a short time)
make a video
home video (=a video of your family, a holiday etc that you make yourself)
promotional video (=a video of a product etc that is intended to help sell it)
on video
video shop BrE
video store American English
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video 2
video2 past tense and past participle videoed present participle videoing
v [T] BrE
to record a television programme, film, or a real event on a video
American Equivalent: tape
▪ Could you video the movie at 8.00?
▪ A friend videoed the wedding.
video 3
video3 adj
[Date: 1900-2000; : Latin; Origin: videre 'to see' + English -o (as in audio)]
[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

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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