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to vid

to vid

1 9.5
To record a video with a camera or phone
  • verb
  • /vɪd/
  • Slang
translation icon : grabar (en vídeo)
  • She wanted to vid her performance at the school talent show.

Examples

  • "Is it rough having everyone vid you?" "I'm getting tired of it." "You know, you should watch whom you touch..."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I'm going to, I'm going to vid me, you know, or like some other little channel like that.

  • We can vid-fax their pictures… and set up a relay right now.

  • I decided to vid my travel adventures to share with my friends.

  • Can you vid the party so we can remember all the fun moments?

Synonyms

to film
vsto vid
415 1.0

To record moving pictures with a camera to make a movie

is the informal action used for casual camera recording
to tape
vsto vid
293 1.8

To record sound or images using a device

is focused specifically on camera-based moving image recording rather than audio
to capture
vsto vid
  • Specialized
211 3.3

To record video, images, or sound from a device

is narrower, meaning use of a camera device for casual moving image recording
to videotape
vsto vid
  • Archaic
106 3.2

To record a TV program or event on tape

is done on any camera device rather than specifically onto tape
to video
vsto vid
11 3.2

To record moving pictures with a camera

is the informal casual verb used in speech
to rec
vsto vid
  • Informal
1 9.8

To make an audio or video file to use later

is limited to camera use rather than any audio recording

How Formal

to record
762 2.3
to film
415 1.0
to shoot
397 3.2
to vid
  • Slang
1 9.5

Surface Forms

vid infinitive
vidded past
vidded past participle
vidding present participle
vids third person singular

Etymology

The verb vid comes from the same root as video, from Latin videre meaning 'to see'. So to vid something is to record it on video — to make something you will later 'see'.