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to stream

to stream

73 3.4
To send live audio or video over the internet without downloading it first
  • verb
  • /striːm/
  • Texting
translation icon : transmitir por Internet
  • We're going to be able to stream, you know some HD video on here.
  • stream video
  • stream audio
  • stream from the web

It's the fourth most streamed show in the world.

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Examples

  • Now viewers stream movies or TV shows with Netflix.

  • I'm live streaming this to the entire world.

  • Right now I plan to only stream those with course members.

  • I definitely am gonna stream soon, very soon.

  • But I think I might stream something tonight

  • It's available to stream now.

  • -We're streaming live right now.

  • And yes, Day is streaming now on Netflix.

  • If I'm streaming, people from all over the world are watching me play.

  • I am excited to stream my favorite concert online tomorrow evening.

Synonyms

to stream online
vsto stream
  • Texting
1 3.7

To show live video or sound on the internet

is about accessing or sending content immediately without full download
to livestream
vsto stream
  • Texting
1 3.2

To send live video over the internet so people can watch as it happens

covers both sending and receiving content live, not only broadcasting events
to webcast
vsto stream
  • Texting
1 3.4

To broadcast live or recorded content online, often video

focuses on real time sending or receiving without full file download
streaming
vsto stream
  • Texting
3.2

Sent over the internet in a continuous flow so you can start watching or listening immediately

emphasizes immediate use without full file download
to videocast
vsto stream
  • Texting
4.0

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

covers both audio and video and real time access without full download
to broadcast live on air
vsto stream
  • Literature
3.0

Send a program as it happens on radio or TV

uses internet networks rather than radio or television for real time access

Antonyms

to download
  • Texting
384 2.4

To save a file from the internet onto your computer or phone

Phrasal Verbs

1 3.7

To show live video or sound on the internet

Compounds

A regular way that a business or organization earns money

jet stream
  • Specialized
14 3.7

A narrow band of very fast winds high in the sky that affect weather

data stream
  • Specialized
11 3.3

A continuous flow of information sent or processed by computers in real time

9 3.1

A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico past the US east coast toward Europe

7 8.1

A way of writing that shows a character's thoughts as they happen

stream of news
  • Literature
1 2.8

A constant flow of news on phones and websites

meteor stream
  • Specialized
7.5

A group of small rocks in space that cause meteor showers when Earth passes through them

A part of a river where the tide makes the water go in the other direction or rise and fall

A stream whose water level and flow change with sea tides, reaching far upstream

8.1

An orchid that grows along streams or ponds in western North America with leafy stems and greenish-brown and pinkish flowers

How Immediate

to livestream
  • Texting
1 3.2
to stream
  • Texting
73 3.4
download
  • Texting
121 2.9

Surface Forms

stream infinitive
streamed past
streamed past participle
streaming present participle
streams third person singular

Etymology

The word stream comes from an old English word stream meaning 'flow'. A helpful way to remember the digital verb stream is to think of a river of data that 'flows' to you in real time, without saving the whole file first.