Skype

verb

Skyped; Skyping also Skypeing; Skypes

transitive + intransitive

: to use the Skype service to make calls (see call entry 2 sense 8) with enabled video support
Skyped her pal from "halfway around the world" …Ashley Iasimone
… I.M.-ing with friends and Skyping with your sweetheart.Alison Gopnik

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Skype was in 2003

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Skype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Skype. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Definition revised
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!