to tape
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1.8
- verb
- /teɪp/
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- I always tape my interviews to review the content afterwards.
- audio-taped
- a taped interview
- taping and transcribing
Come on, man, quit taping me, bro out of here.
- Come on, man, quit taping me, bro out of here.
- And I go in A room which they're taping and monitoring everything.
- So at some point, I started taping in my kitchen and.
- You know, it's like we tape the live show.
Examples
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We'll tape his favorite shows.
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When did you tape this?
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And like I would tape, I would tape all my stand up sets.
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You want me to tape the game for you, tonight?
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I wish we were taping this show.
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We're just asking you to discreetly tape their practice routines.
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Mr. Moore says to tape all rehearsals so you can not only play it back to listen with a fresh ear, but to see your body mechanics while singing.
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Tom brought video equipment and taped technology education classrooms in Chiba Prefecture.
Academic text (2008) -
All interviews were audio-taped, videotaped, and transcribed verbatim within ten days of the interview.
Academic text (2008) -
Could you please tape the presentation so I can watch it later?
Synonyms
762
2.3
To make a written, audio, or video copy of something for later use
415
1.0
To record moving pictures with a camera to make a movie
106
3.2
To record a TV program or event on tape
11
3.2
To record moving pictures with a camera
5
3.2
To put voices or sounds on tape to play them later
1
4.8
To record sound on tape
1
9.8
To make an audio or video file to use later
1
9.5
To record a video with a camera or phone
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
5
2.8
A thin sticky tape for covering parts before painting or holding things temporarily
- Specialized
2
3.9
A long thin strip of plastic covered with magnetic material to record sound, images, or data
- Specialized
1
5.2
A machine that reads and writes data on magnetic tape to save copies of files
- Specialized
1
4.0
A plastic case that holds tape used to record sound, video, or computer data
- Specialized
A cloth tape with a sticky coating used to wrap electrical wires to stop shocks and keep water out
- Formal
Slow official rules and paperwork that delay projects, often about the environment
- Archaic
A machine that looks at holes in a long paper strip to get computer instructions
- Archaic
Part inside a tape player that moves the tape so sound is played or recorded
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
To tape (record) something means to put sound or images onto a long 'tape' strip. The verb comes from the object: recording onto the strip became simply 'to tape' the event.