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
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 Attendees will learn about Hubbell’s emergence in the San Diego art community in the late 1950s and early 1960s with rare archive photos of early art pieces and a look at significant exhibitions. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Now all their hard work has come to fruition: The Outsiders celebrated its opening night April 11 with a glitzy red-carpet event, where both mom and daughter posed for photos. Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024 This, in turn, encouraged young girls to post themselves wearing the clothing and tagging the brand in the hopes their photo might get shared, creating free advertising for the company. Cady Lang, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 His first headline in The Times was accompanied by a photo of him hurdling tacklers. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Watch the trailer above for more, and check out new photos from the season below. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024 Click here for more photos of Surf House in Santa Cruz. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024 In a post on her grid, the proud mom included a photo of a newborn Grace alongside a more recent one, taking a minute to honor her daughter in her caption. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 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

Dictionary Entries Near photo

Cite this Entry

“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo. Accessed 19 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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