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photograph

American  
[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. a picture produced by photography.


verb (used with object)

  1. to take a photograph of.

verb (used without object)

  1. to practice photography.

  2. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way.

    The children photograph well.

photograph British  
/ ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. Often shortened to: photo.  an image of an object, person, scene, etc, in the form of a print or slide recorded by a camera on photosensitive material

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verb

  1. to take a photograph of (an object, person, scene, etc)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • photographable adjective
  • rephotograph verb (used with object)
  • unphotographable adjective
  • unphotographed adjective
  • well-photographed adjective

Etymology

Origin of photograph

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Example Sentences

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The club's official photographs show each player with director of football Hugo Viana.

From BBC

He said something I've never forgotten: "Even my mother doesn't have a photograph of me."

From BBC

He was allowed to take a photograph with her at the end of the shoot, and said he called her "Niftie Swiftie", relating to her speed when dancing.

From BBC

His image is plastered on billboards in public spaces and his photograph is ubiquitous in shops.

From BBC

Her mother was photographed to the side, behind or even out of focus.

From The Wall Street Journal