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to videotape

to videotape

106 3.2
To record a TV program or event on tape
  • verb
  • /ˈvɪdiˌoʊˌteɪp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : grabar en vídeo
  • You gotta videotape it next time so I can see.
  • videotape a session
  • videotape a lesson
  • videotape classes

And they wouldn't even let CNN videotape the disaster areas.

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Examples

  • And so I sent her some interview questions and she videotaped herself.

  • And it's their intention to videotape me and not you.

  • We videotape them and probably videotape four or five, really.

  • And they get their phone number and they, you know, maybe they videotape them or something like that.

  • Your head chef is funny and you could just videotape her or him.

  • You requested to videotape our sessions.

  • At home, unless he had a wedding to videotape, he usually slept until noon.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • We videotape them talking to their spouses about their biggest concerns.

  • One early career teacher offered to videotape her classroom to augment the authenticity of the training materials.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We often videotape the interviews to capture the details accurately.

Synonyms

to record
vsto videotape
762 2.3

To make a written, audio, or video copy of something for later use

is a visual capture made onto magnetic tape rather than any kept account
to tape
vsto videotape
293 1.8

To record sound or images using a device

is only for visual programs recorded onto magnetic media
to video
vsto videotape
11 3.2

To record moving pictures with a camera

is done onto magnetic tape rather than on any device
to rec
vsto videotape
  • Informal
1 9.8

To make an audio or video file to use later

is made onto magnetic tape for visual programs rather than casual captures
to vid
vsto videotape
  • Slang
1 9.5

To record a video with a camera or phone

is done onto magnetic tape rather than on any device

How Professional

to film
415 1.0
to shoot
397 3.2
to record
762 2.3
to videotape
  • Archaic
106 3.2

Surface Forms

videotape infinitive
videotaped past
videotaped past participle
videotaping present participle
videotapes third person singular

Etymology

To videotape means to record pictures on a tape. The word comes from video ('to see') and tape, so it is like 'putting what you see onto a tape', which is why it means to record a show or event.