to skype
5
3.9
- verb
- /skaɪp/
- Texting
:
skypear
- Okay, I'll Skype you later or text you.
- Skyped last night
We tried to, and yeah, we attempted to Skype.
- We tried to, and yeah, we attempted to Skype.
- You've, you've Skype with him or whatever.
Examples
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We Skyped pretty much every day since then.
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My students and I Skyped with an author in England.
Academic text (2015) -
I tried to skype you every night last week.
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Yeah, I will Skype you as soon as I get back to the house.
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And it means that these kids can call or Skype with a therapist in real time.
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They set up a Skype session with Lee.
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Yesterday we Skyped for the first time this year, and my kids were so excited to meet other kids just like them from somewhere "far away."
Blog text (16) -
A couple of weeks ago, we Skyped with my dad-in-law, and my kids were able to see their Papa from half a world away.
Blog text (5) -
I Skyped briefly with Hannah last night (before losing power) and we marveled that just over a week has passed since she left.
Blog text (26) -
I will skype you as soon as I have a free moment this afternoon.
Synonyms
20
1.0
To call someone to speak with them
To meet with others by live video from different places
How Immediate
- Texting
5
3.9
- Texting
296
2.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skype comes from the original name Skyper, a short form of sky plus the word 'peer' meaning 'a direct computer link'. The idea of sky gives the image of sending sound and picture through the air, so to skype someone is to call them over the internet.