picture

noun

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pic·ture | \ ˈpik-chər

Definition of picture

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)

2a : a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening

b : a mental image

3 : image, copy he was the picture of his father she was the very picture of health

4a : a transitory visible image or reproduction

b : motion picture

c pictures plural : movies

5 : tableau sense 2

6 : situation took a hard look at his financial picture

picture

verb

pictured; picturing\ ˈpik-chə-riŋ

, ˈpik-shriŋ \

Definition of picture (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict also : illustrate

2 : to describe graphically in words

3 : to form a mental image of : imagine

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Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Examples of picture in a Sentence

Noun I hung the picture on the wall. The book has a lot of pictures. Draw a picture of your house. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company. The overall economic picture is improving. Verb I can still picture the house I grew up in. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car. Can you picture him as a teacher?

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Medium Skies should partially clear on Saturday and, with a little luck, showers should be out of the picture. — Washington Post, 10 June 2021 Finally redux: Was any sourdough bread harmed during the making of this picture? — Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 June 2021 The couple’s relationship ended in 1916—a fact that may have led the artist to literally paint his ex-lover out of the picture. — Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2021 In a picture from January 2020, Menk is seen canoodling with a woman. — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021 Try to focus on your subject’s eye — it’s the most important part of the picture to be in focus. — Ciarra Luster, orlandosentinel.com, 6 June 2021 The timestamp merely indicates the date and time of the picture. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 June 2021 Think of the iconic picture of teenage Bill Clinton shaking hands with John F. Kennedy. — Patrick Condon, Star Tribune, 5 June 2021 Levin explores that question with a level head — looking at both sides of the picture. — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 5 June 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb When Americans think of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many still picture the period known as the Second Intifada, when Israeli tanks crashed through Palestinian towns and Palestinian bombs detonated in Israeli cafes and buses. — New York Times, 24 May 2021 It’s not so hard to picture the worst days of 2020 now. — Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 23 May 2021 DuPay can picture the scene at Manning’s home that day in September 1975. — oregonlive, 3 May 2021 When most people close their eyes and picture a family, there’s usually a mother, a father, a couple of kids, maybe a dog and a white picket fence. — Udi Ledergor, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2021 Perhaps being able to picture his birth parents without the Pearsons, as opposed to strangers and the Pearsons, will help Randall's healing. — Amanda Ostuni, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021 Tudor, which had off-putting interiors (picture a canary yellow bedroom with a green closet and purple bath) that had scared off other prospective buyers. — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2021 Girls fans might picture Shoshanna or Jessa, but the looks also align with Dunham’s modern magpie aesthetic. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021 Funnily enough, the siblings didn’t picture the Morse as a repository at first — because of its worldwide reputation in another area. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2021

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