Standard Lemma guide

skype

name · verb · 5 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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • skīp
  • /skaɪp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪp
  • CMU ARPABET: S K AY1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A telecommunications application by Skype Technologies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: trademark

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make (a telephone call) using Skype software.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To send (a message or file) with Skype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To contact (a person) via Skype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • I'll skype you tomorrow. We can skype for a couple of hours.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of skype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Sky peer-to-peer, which was then abbreviated to Skyper. However, some of the domain names associated with Skyper were already taken. Dropping the final r left the current title Skype, for which domain names were available.

From Skype.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سْكَايَبَ (skāyaba) — make a Skype telephone call
  • Armenian: սքայփել (skʻaypʻel) — make a Skype telephone call
  • Dutch: skypen — make a Skype telephone call
  • Esperanto: skajpi — make a Skype telephone call
  • Finnish: skypettää — make a Skype telephone call
  • French: skyper — make a Skype telephone call
  • German: skypen — make a Skype telephone call
  • Hungarian: szkájpol — make a Skype telephone call
  • Pashto: سکايپ (skâíp) — make a Skype telephone call
  • Russian: звонить по скайпу (zvonitʹ po skajpu) — make a Skype telephone call