Standard Lemma guide

vlog

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

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.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvlɒɡ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈviːˌlɒɡ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈvlɑɡ/
  • General-American: /ˈviːˌlɑɡ/
  • rhymes with -ɒɡ
  • rhymes with -iːlɒɡ
  • rhymes with -ɑɡ
  • rhymes with -iːlɑɡ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To contribute to a video weblog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To post (something) to a video weblog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh1yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *h2életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legh- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *léghyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bheh2ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bheh2g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English vlog Blend of video + blog, itself a rebracketing of weblog.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: vlog — weblog using video
  • Czech: vlog — weblog using video
  • Dutch: vlog — weblog using video
  • Esperanto: vlogo — weblog using video
  • Estonian: vlogi — weblog using video
  • Finnish: vlogi — weblog using video
  • French: vlog — weblog using video
  • French: vlogue — weblog using video
  • Georgian: ვლოგი (vlogi) — weblog using video
  • German: Videoblog — weblog using video
  • German: Vlog — weblog using video
  • German: V-log — weblog using video
  • Hungarian: vlog — weblog using video
  • Korean: 브이로그 (beu'irogeu) — weblog using video
  • Macedonian: влог (vlog) — weblog using video
  • Macedonian: видеоблог (videoblog) — weblog using video
  • Māori: iripāho — weblog using video
  • Polish: vlog — weblog using video
  • Portuguese: vlog — weblog using video
  • Portuguese: videoblog — weblog using video
  • Russian: влог (vlog) — weblog using video
  • Spanish: videobitácora — weblog using video
  • Swedish: vlogg — weblog using video
  • Turkish: vlog — weblog using video
  • Estonian: vlogima — to contribute
  • Finnish: vlogata — to contribute
  • Portuguese: vlogar — to contribute
  • Swedish: vlogga — to contribute
  • Estonian: vlogima — to post
  • Finnish: vlogata — to post
  • Portuguese: vlogar — to post
  • Swedish: vlogga — to post