photograph

1 of 2

noun

pho·​to·​graph ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf 

: a picture or likeness obtained by photography

photograph

2 of 2

verb

photographed; photographing; photographs

transitive verb

: to take a photograph of

intransitive verb

1

: to take a photograph

2

: to appear as an image in a photograph

an actress who photographs well

Synonyms of photograph

Noun

• photo
• pic
• snapshot

Verb

• photo
• picture

Examples of photograph in a Sentence

Noun

I always take a lot of photographs when I travel.

the old photograph was faded but still clear enough to make out

Verb

He photographed the women sitting on the bench.

She was photographed in the studio.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Clinton library houses 78 million pages of official records, 20 million emails, and two million photographs. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

How Eclipse Images Sparked a Scientific Partnership When Druckmüller developed the film from his 1999 eclipse expedition, the photographs didn’t do justice to the event’s eerie beauty. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Verb

The two split briefly in January 2025, but they were photographed three months later, coincidentally leaving the same Nobu restaurant. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, Matt was in proud dad mode as he was photographed escorting his middle daughter up the steps of the American Museum of Natural History. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1839, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1839, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing photograph

• still photograph

Rhymes for photograph

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph

Kids Definition

photograph

1 of 2 noun

pho·​to·​graph ˈfōt-ə-ˌgraf 

: a picture obtained by photography

photograph

2 of 2 verb

1

: to take a photograph of

2

: to take photographs

3

: to be photographed

photographer

fə-ˈtäg-rə-fər

noun