videotape
To make a recording of something on videotapeTo make a recording of something on videotape
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» Tom put the videotape in the player.
Tom schob die Videokassette in das Abspielgerät. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesTo make a recording of something on videotape
record on videotape
(ambitransitive)To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.
Examples
18 sentencesTom put the videotape in the player.
deTom schob die Videokassette in das Abspielgerät. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom videotaped it.
deTom hat es auf Videoband aufgenommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I rented a videotape this morning.
Я взяв напрокат відеокасету сьогодні вранці. — deniko
I recorded a rugby game on videotape.
He likes re-watching the old videotapes.
ruЕму нравится пересматривать старые видеозаписи. — olyalya
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.
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Forms
videotapes, videotaping, videotaped, videotaped| Base form | videotape · to videotape |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | videotapes |
| Present participle | videotaping |
| Past simple | videotaped |
| Past participle | videotaped |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- record on videotape:tape
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.