photograph

1 of 2

noun

pho·​to·​graph ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf How to pronounce photograph (audio)
: 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

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
These animal photographs represent a multimillion-dollar business in stock photography and films. Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024 The suite of photographs, which Kurland made during months living on the road between 2005 and 2011, is split into two parallel bodies of work. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024 Every photograph suggests movement—even one that’s simply a shadow on golden straw. David Graver, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024 This photograph is one of a series Dijkstra made of women in the immediate aftermath of giving birth. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 The rest of Del Rey’s statement continued with her thanks to various collaborators, making for a deeply personal caption for a carousel of photographs from her performance. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024 Consumers can send a photograph of the old cable cut through the middle to receive a new replacement cord, CPSC said. Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024 The review team determined, after additional interviews and assessing security camera footage and other photographs of the chaotic scene, that the description was not specific enough to meaningfully narrow the search. Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024 Snow purposely curated reels of photographs of the characters having Instagram-worthy double dates with their friends, played by Francesca Reale and Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), to prove this point. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
The pair were then photographed in early April leaving the cookbook author’s filming at The Drew Barrymore Show. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024 Healy once wore a t-shirt promoting Swift's 1989 album during a concert and Swift was photographed wearing a 1975 shirt. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024 Swift was even photographed holding it ahead of the 2014 Met Gala. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2024 When Kobach met with Trump in the weeks following the 2016 election, he was photographed heading into the meeting with a partially visible plan for the Department of Homeland Security. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024 Originally seen in the May 1998 issue of Vogue, sisters Venus and Serena Williams were the first to wear Zendaya’s black and white striped Carolina Herrera ballgown in an editorial photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2024 Swift was photographed having dinner with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively that night – who both reportedly unfollowed Alwyn as well. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024 Same goes for the wigs Speer and Ochoa have always worn when photographed or onstage — a spur-of-the-moment choice by Ochoa, right before Khruangbin’s very first show. Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 How to photograph the eclipse safely Taking photos of the solar eclipse with no protection over the lens can damage a camera, according to a post by NASA on X, formerly Twitter. The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1839, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1839, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of photograph was in 1839

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Cite this Entry

“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photograph. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

photograph

1 of 2 noun
pho·​to·​graph ˈfōt-ə-ˌgraf How to pronounce photograph (audio)
: 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

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