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stream a video
UK/striːm ə ˈvɪdɪəʊ/US/striːm ə ˈvɪdioʊ/STREAM·a·VID·eo
to watch video content online in real time without downloading it
Examples
“Many people stream videos on YouTube instead of downloading them.”
“I streamed a funny video during the break.”
“Streaming a video uses a lot of data on your phone plan.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually stream videos on platforms like Netflix or YouTube because it's more convenient than downloading them.”
Collocations
- stream a video on YouTube
- live stream a video
Word family
Common mistakes
download a video when I want to watch→stream a video when I want to watch
streaming video→stream a video
Say it for a higher band
5watch online→6watch a video→7+stream a video
Synonyms
watch online
Easily confused
download a video
“I downloaded the video so I could watch it on the plane.”
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