video call
video call — noun
1. a real-time conversation in which people in different locations can see one anot
a real-time conversation in which people in different locations can see one another on their screens because a camera sends live video alongside the sound
Yara joined the video call from Taipei while her team sat in the Tokyo office.
join + video call (collocation for participating)
The cabin internet was too weak for a video call, so Paloma used the phone.
During the video call, William shared his screen to show the design prototype.
Femi muted his microphone during the video call because the street noise was very loud.
Erik's grandmother learned to make video calls on her tablet to see grandchildren every Sunday.
- video chat
more informal, often one-to-one and less structured
- video conference
more formal, typically involves multiple participants and shared features like presentation slides
- video meeting
neutral workplace term for a scheduled call with video
- voice call
a call with audio only, no video
- text message
a written message, not a live conversation
文法句型
make/have/join + video call
be on a video call
用法筆記
Commonly used with the verbs make, have, join, or the preposition on (e.g. 'on a video call'). In informal conversation, often shortened to 'call' when the video context is clear.
常見錯誤
video call — verb
- video callpresent simple I / you / we / they
- videos call3rd person singular
- videoing call-ing form
- videoed callpast simple
1. to contact someone using a computer or mobile device that has a camera, so that
to contact someone using a computer or mobile device that has a camera, so that both people can see and hear each other live over the internet
Asher decided to video call his brother in Nairobi to see the new baby.
video call + someone (transitive)
Owen's team video calls every Monday to review weekly progress from four cities.
video call (intransitive, frequency adverb)
Felipe lost his wallet and video called his roommate about the cash at home.
Sahil prefers to video call clients rather than email, because showing things live is faster.
Each week the nurse video calls home-care patients to check on their medicine.
- text
to send a written message instead of calling
- voice call
to call with audio only
文法句型
video call + noun/pronoun (direct object)
video call (no object)
用法筆記
Can be used both transitively ('I video called my mother') and intransitively ('Let's video call tonight'). The past tense and past participle are 'video-called' (with a hyphen).