verb
skype
skyp
verb
1
To make a phone or video call over the internet using the Skype app.
"We usually skype each other on Sunday evenings."
"Can you skype me once you land?"
2
To send a message or file to someone through Skype.
"She skyped me the contract before the meeting."
How to Use Skype
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsing the Skype app to call, video chat, or message someone — the brand name turned into an everyday verb.
Memory tip
Like "google" or "photoshop," this is a trademark that people now use casually as a verb, usually lowercase.
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Common pairings
skype someone
skype call
skype me later
Word Forms
skyped past tense, skypes singular
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Etymology
From the brand name Skype, a video-calling and messaging app launched in 2003; the name itself is thought to derive from "sky peer-to-peer."