# livestream

Pronunciation: say "LYV-streem" US /ˈlaɪvˌstɹim/, UK /ˈlaɪvˌstɹiːm/

## Verb

1. To broadcast an event or performance over the internet as a live stream, in real time as it occurs.
   - Simple: To send video of an event over the internet while it is happening.
   - _The university livestreams its graduation ceremony every spring._
   - _Local stations plan to livestream the debate alongside their regular television coverage._
2. To receive and watch a broadcast over the internet as a live stream.
   - Simple: To watch a video over the internet while it is happening.
   - _Millions of viewers livestreamed the rocket launch on the agency's website._
   - _Commuters often livestream the morning news on the train._

## Noun

3. Alternative form of live stream. — Alternative form of live stream.
   - Simple: Alternative form of live stream. It is written as one word instead of two.
   - _Over ten thousand people joined the livestream of the product launch._
   - _The museum's livestream lets visitors tour the new exhibit from anywhere._

## Origin

Formed from the words "live" and "stream."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/livestream (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).