vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp 
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
Synonyms
Examples of videotape in a Sentence
Noun
I watched the movie on videotape.
watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital
Verb
They videotaped the baby's first steps.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet, beyond the usual second-guessing that will come with reviewing the videotape, Shanahan has no regrets.
—USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
The county also is fighting in court to keep a host of sheriff’s documents and other evidence sealed from the public, including videotape showing deputies and medical workers failing to respond during the last minutes before a woman named Elisa Serna died in her jail cell in 2019.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
William Dunn, a Los Angeles Police Department detective at the time, had hours of videotape of the knock-knock burglars in action all over wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods, including one from a home just a few miles from Fabio's, months after his murder.
—Michelle Miller, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
Make or authorize the making of a videotape of a child, or record or authorize the recording of a child’s voice.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
After that, Ritter and other American swimming officials examined CBS’s videotape of the race.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
In the American remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ringu, Naomi Watts plays a journalist trying to get to the bottom of why four people — including her own niece — died after watching a certain videotape.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
Marion Barry, most famously, won another term as mayor after the FBI caught him on videotape smoking crack at a downtown hotel.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Court files show the county hired private investigators to surveil Myles, videotaping him and his lawyers in a possible effort to dig up dirt or induce a settlement.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
The dancers were videotaped and shown to the animators, who used their movements as references for the show’s creatures.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
But the devices cannot be used to photograph or videotape a ballot or communicate with anyone via voice, text, email or any other method.
—Observer Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
Parents videotape a babysitter watching their children.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
New York City police are searching for an unidentified young woman who was recorded last week physically assaulting an Asian woman and harassing her family, as well as a bystander who videotaped the confrontation.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2023
Jury selection is scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Brian Steven Smith, who is accused of killing two women and videotaping one of the murders.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
And in 2012, he was videotaped yelling and jabbing protesters with his baton at an Occupy Wall Street demonstration.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Noun
Before testimony, committee members saw a videotape of the Historic Preservation Commission's March 11 meeting when the district was recommended for approval.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet, beyond the usual second-guessing that will come with reviewing the videotape, Shanahan has no regrets.
—USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
The county also is fighting in court to keep a host of sheriff’s documents and other evidence sealed from the public, including videotape showing deputies and medical workers failing to respond during the last minutes before a woman named Elisa Serna died in her jail cell in 2019.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
William Dunn, a Los Angeles Police Department detective at the time, had hours of videotape of the knock-knock burglars in action all over wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods, including one from a home just a few miles from Fabio's, months after his murder.
—Michelle Miller, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
Make or authorize the making of a videotape of a child, or record or authorize the recording of a child’s voice.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
After that, Ritter and other American swimming officials examined CBS’s videotape of the race.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
In the American remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ringu, Naomi Watts plays a journalist trying to get to the bottom of why four people — including her own niece — died after watching a certain videotape.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
Marion Barry, most famously, won another term as mayor after the FBI caught him on videotape smoking crack at a downtown hotel.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
Verb
Brian Steven Smith, who was on trial in Alaska for killing two women and videotaping one of the murders, has been convicted.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Court files show the county hired private investigators to surveil Myles, videotaping him and his lawyers in a possible effort to dig up dirt or induce a settlement.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
The dancers were videotaped and shown to the animators, who used their movements as references for the show’s creatures.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
But the devices cannot be used to photograph or videotape a ballot or communicate with anyone via voice, text, email or any other method.
—Observer Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
Parents videotape a babysitter watching their children.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
New York City police are searching for an unidentified young woman who was recorded last week physically assaulting an Asian woman and harassing her family, as well as a bystander who videotaped the confrontation.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2023
Jury selection is scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Brian Steven Smith, who is accused of killing two women and videotaping one of the murders.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
And in 2012, he was videotaped yelling and jabbing protesters with his baton at an Occupy Wall Street demonstration.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
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videotape
1 of 2 noun
vid·eo·tape
ˈvid-ē-ō-ˌtāp
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotape
2 of 2 verb
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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