Standard Lemma guide

livestream

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of live stream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To broadcast as a live stream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stream

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To receive and watch as a live stream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I'm planning to livestream the football game this weekend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From live + stream.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 直播 (zhíbō) — broadcast as a live stream
  • Dutch: livestreamen — broadcast as a live stream
  • Finnish: striimata — broadcast as a live stream
  • Finnish: suoralähettää — broadcast as a live stream
  • Finnish: lähettää verkkoon — broadcast as a live stream
  • Finnish: suoranauhoittaa — broadcast as a live stream
  • French: livestream — broadcast as a live stream
  • Hindi: सजीव प्रसारण (sajīv prasāraṇ) — broadcast as a live stream
  • Hungarian: élőben közvetít — broadcast as a live stream
  • Japanese: 生配信する (nama haishin suru) — broadcast as a live stream
  • Spanish: emitir en directo — broadcast as a live stream
  • Spanish: retransmitir en directo — broadcast as a live stream
  • Spanish: hacer directo — broadcast as a live stream
  • Spanish: transmitir en vivo — broadcast as a live stream