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

Mundo creates interactive digital twins of hotel environments from photographs, allowing robots to simulate tasks and learn how objects behave before operating in the real world. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026

Before Albert Kriemler, creative director of Swiss luxury house Akris, approached him about a collaboration back in 2014, the closest thing German photo artist Thomas Ruff got to fashion was having his photographs printed on T-shirts. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026

Verb

They are accused of photographing military installations and infrastructure across Poland, Polish intelligence services coordinator Tomasz Siemoniak announced. — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

But as far as photographing on the street, [those images] are marked by a certain distance from people or solitary figures in a vast landscape, that sort of thing. — Los Angeles Times, 11 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