collocation · informal
watch a live stream
UK/wɒtʃ ə laɪv striːm/US/wɑːtʃ ə laɪv striːm/watch a LIVE STREAM
to view a real-time broadcast over the internet
Examples
“I prefer to watch a live stream of concerts when I can't travel.”
“She watched the live stream of the awards ceremony.”
“Many fans watched the live stream and commented in real time.”
Band 8 sentence
“Unable to attend in person, thousands chose to watch a live stream of the conference and participate via the chat feature.”
Collocations
- watch a livestream (one-word)
- stream live
Word family
Common mistakes
watch a stream→watch a live stream
stream a live (instead of watch a live stream)→watch a live stream
Say it for a higher band
5watch a stream→6watch a recording→7+watch a live stream
Synonyms
watch a broadcast
Easily confused
watch a recording
“I watched the recording of the concert last night.”
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