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to livestream

to livestream

1 3.2
To send live video over the internet so people can watch as it happens
  • verb
  • /ˈlaɪvˌstriːm/
  • Texting
translation icon : transmitir en vivo
  • Yeah, I'm not that excited about livestreaming; most people's lives aren't that interesting.
  • livestreamed video
  • livestreamed the attack

Examples

  • The Center for American Progress, the parent organization of the popular progressive blog Think Progress, will be livestreaming the talk starting at 10 a.m., so you can watch it live here.

    Blog text (21)

  • The sold-out event begins at 8 PM tonight and will be livestreamed at RollingJubilee.org.

    Blog text (7)

  • We're gonna livestream the whole thing for everyone to see.

    Staged Killer (2019)

  • He's livestreaming from somewhere in Cordage Park.

    Thanksgiving (2023)

  • The public will have a chance to say goodbye to astronaut Neil Armstrong in a memorial service on September 13 that will be livestreamed from the Washington National Cathedral.

    Blog text (12)

  • BeauHindman: I'm switching to Salem for next week's Rise and Shiny, including livestreaming the game on Monday with creative director Bjrn Johannessen.

    Blog text (2)

  • Finally, on October 20, through a Skype connection with one of his now-former collaborators who livestreamed the call, El Santo's voice was once again heard over the Internet.

    Blog text (11)

  • As usual, SpaceX will livestream the launch on its website.

  • Everyone was welcome, the keynote was livestreamed, and the panels were crawling with bioethicists.

  • The sold-out event begins at 8 PM tonight and will be livestreamed at RollingJubilee.org.

Synonyms

to stream online
vsto livestream
  • Texting
1 3.7

To show live video or sound on the internet

focuses on events or activities happening at the moment
to webcast
vsto livestream
  • Texting
1 3.4

To broadcast live or recorded content online, often video

is sent in real time rather than sometimes being prerecorded
to videocast
vsto livestream
  • Texting
4.0

To broadcast video over the internet, live or as a recording

is sent in real time rather than being prerecorded

How Active

to livestream
  • Texting
1 3.2
timeline
  • Texting
22 3.3
newsfeed
  • Texting
6 3.5
archive
264 4.1

Surface Forms

livestream infinitive
livestreamed past
livestreamed past participle
livestreaming present participle
livestreams third person singular

Morphology

livestream = livestream (transparent) = live + stream

The verb is formed by converting the compound noun 'livestream' into a verb, and its meaning is directly recoverable from the components 'live' and 'stream'.

Etymology

Livestream combines live ('in real time') and stream ('a steady flow'), a helpful image is a river of video being sent out as it flows. That is why to livestream means to broadcast an event over the internet while it is happening.