English Dictionary
Definition stream in British English
stream
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/striːm/
1
to flow continuously
1.1
to produce a liquid or gas in a continuous flow
1.2
to move in large numbers in a continuous flow
Example
1,200 students streamed into the auditorium.
Example
Holidaymakers streamed from the hotels to the beach.
5
to play video or sound on a computer or mobile device by getting it as a continuous stream rather than having to download it; to provide data in this way
Example
I played on this thing all day surfing the web, streaming music videos, downloading games etc
