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to stream online

to stream online

1 3.7
To show live video or sound on the internet
  • phrasal verb
  • Texting
translation icon : transmitir en línea
  • Millions now watch programs via digital recorders (so they can skip through the commercials) or ad-less, on-demand videos and programming they can stream online, either to computers or handheld devices.
  • also stream online

Examples

  • During the pandemic, many concerts began to stream online to reach audiences at home.

  • Both events are available to stream online at the Middlebury College website.

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  • Most popular shows stream new episodes within 24 hours, and even many live television events can be streamed online.

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  • It will actually be streaming online at ThinkTownUSA.com.

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  • The event was also streamed online to West Virginia's two regional campuses.

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  • Fans can hear DA's hot sports takes nightly from 2-6 a.m. on the air, streaming online, and on the Radio.com app.

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  • The 20th Anniversary edition of Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut album is streaming online at Revolver.

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  • Kylesa's rare and unreleased album, Music From the Vaults, Vol. 1, is streaming online.

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  • Kidstuff airs weekly at 89.9 FM and streams online, live from the WDVX studio.

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  • You can stream online your favorite TV shows without a subscription.

Synonyms

to livestream
vsto stream online
  • Texting
1 3.2

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

is a live transmission of audio, video, or other content as it happens
to webcast
vsto stream online
  • Texting
1 3.4

To broadcast live or recorded content online, often video

is specific to live real time broadcasting and excludes recorded-only focus
to videocast
vsto stream online
  • Texting
4.0

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

is broader, covering audio and other content not only video

Antonyms

1 4.0

A sound or video made in advance for later use

How Immediate

to stream online
  • Texting
1 3.7
to download
  • Texting
384 2.4

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

stream + online

The meaning 'to broadcast audio/video live over the internet' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'stream' (to transmit audio/video) combined with 'online' (via the internet). This straightforward verb + modifier pattern is common in modern usage and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the expression.

Etymology

Stream online uses the image of a flowing stream of sound or pictures sent over the internet, with online meaning 'on the internet'. Imagine a river of video flowing straight into people's devices as it happens; that's why it means 'to broadcast live over the internet'.