plural videos
1
: a recording of an image or of moving images
They often post videos of the kids online.
: such as
a
: a recorded show or presentation
a training/workout/promotional video
You won't just have access to generic movies, TV shows, and other videos. You'll see content from major brands …—
Sarah Chaney
Sarah Chaney
b
: a recorded performance of a song often featuring an interpretation of the lyrics through visual images
The opening images of the music video … create a scary, dystopian feeling …—Nicole McKenna
Nicole McKenna2
: television
also
: the visual portion of television
3
: videotape
She goes over to the television and pops a video into the VCR.—Cathy Horyn
Cathy Horyn1
: being, relating to, or used in the transmission or reception of the television image
a video channel
compare audio
2
: being, relating to, or involving images on a television screen or computer display
a video terminal
Examples of video in a Sentence
Noun
We're going to rent a couple of videos to watch this weekend.
She was talking about a popular video she saw on the Internet.
The video of their wedding was made by a professional company.
The movie is available on video and DVD.
a TV channel that plays videos all day
Her latest music video was first released on the Internet.
Adjective
The video portion of the broadcast was fine but the sound was poor.
The large video file took a while to upload on my computer.
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Payne was remembered at the music awards ceremony with a moving photograph and video montage of him as a child with his family, through his teenage years and onto his success with One Direction after the five members were put together on the UK reality TV show The X Factor in 2011.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
On Saturday, March 1, the pop star, 40, shared an emotional post on Instagram which features a collection of photos and videos of Guerrero, who died unexpectedly last week at the age of 34.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Payne was remembered at the music awards ceremony with a moving photograph and video montage of him as a child with his family, through his teenage years and onto his success with One Direction after the five members were put together on the UK reality TV show The X Factor in 2011.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Now, fifteen years later, the platform has evolved into the video podcast space.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The 10 best SUVs to buy right now, according to Consumer Reports
OpenAI's deep research, ByteDance's video AI, and Meta's AI framework: This week's AI launches
The filing reports XPO's revenue of $8.072 billion for 2024, a 4.2% increase from the previous year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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video
2 of 2 adjective1
: relating to or used in the sending or receiving of television images
a video channel
compare audio entry 1 sense 2b
2
: being, relating to, or involving images on a television screen or computer display
a video terminal
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