photo

1 of 3

noun

pho·​to ˈfō-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce photo (audio)
plural photos

photo

2 of 3

verb

photoed; photoing; photos

photo

3 of 3

adjective

Examples of photo in a Sentence

Noun We gave them a framed family photo for their anniversary. You aren't allowed to take photos inside the theater. Verb photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Though Combs has previously been photographed with the former president, there aren't any credible photos of the music producer and Epstein together. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 Click here to see more photos of 1136 Fifth Avenue, Unit 6A. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024 His photo was superimposed alongside Lower Merion’s 1996 girls’ basketball scoring leader. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024 The Oscar-winning actress will share photos and stories from her life, with over 150 images from her personal archives, in her new book The Wall of Life out October 22. Mia McNiece, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024 Chopra painstakingly compiles old photos, interviews, home movies and concert footage to trace Jon’s journey, from childhood through his four-decade career as an arena-rock god. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024 Pictured in the signing announcement photo above are Republic’S EVP and CFO Joe Schmidt, founder and vice chairman Avery Lipman, president and COO Jim Roppo, Lambert, founder and chairman Monte Lipman and, from the Big Loud side, that label’s CEO, Seth England. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024 Another photo shows a close up of the wound on the puppy’s head. Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024 Almost 6' In the photos, Jenner, 26, was pregnant with her daughter Stormi, who turned 6 on Feb. 1. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Year after year Cushman has to bring photo evidence of this to the appraiser’s office for an accurate evaluation of the home. Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024 So, if photo quality is important to you, then the extra cost may be worth it to you. Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023 And number four, what better surroundings for a photo marble room on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland? And rounding out the top five is another Tremont staple, the Bourbon Street Barrel Room. Staff Reports, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023 Your passport photo should be sharp — not blurry, grainy, or pixelated — and printed on photo-quality paper. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023 Photo illustration by Fortune; coin photo by Getty Images So far, the main impact of the SEC lawsuit against Binance appears to be the crippling of its U.S. arm. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2023 Succession, in a certain light, seems more like a photo negative version of Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing. Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 26 May 2023 One thing that’s not there yet is photo integration. Tom Warren, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023 And while Google’s stock did take a hit for an error its Bard chatbot made, no one seemed upset that the demos weren’t live.) – Midjourney released the fifth generation of its text-to-image generation software, which can produce very professional-looking, photo realistic images. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1860, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1868, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo was in 1860

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Cite this Entry

“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

photo

1 of 3 noun
pho·​to ˈfōt-ō How to pronounce photo (audio)
plural photos

photo

2 of 3 verb

photo

3 of 3 adjective

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