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picture

/ˈpɪk.t͡ʃɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Picture means: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.

Synonyms for picture40

noun, as in a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

movie, film, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick

noun, as in a graphic or vivid verbal description

word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, characterization, characterisation

noun, as in a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

photograph, photo, exposure, pic

noun, as in a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

image, icon, ikon

noun, as in a clear and telling mental image

mental picture, impression

noun, as in graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

painting

noun, as in a situation treated as an observable object

scene

noun, as in illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

pictorial matter

noun, as in the visible part of a television transmission

video

verb, as in imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, image, understand, realize, realise

verb, as in show in, or as in, a picture

depict, render, show

What does picture mean?12

verb

1

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind“I can't see him on horseback!”

2

show in, or as in, a picture“This scene depicts country life”

noun

1

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement“they went to a movie every Saturday night”

2

a graphic or vivid verbal description“too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures”

3

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

4

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface“they showed us the pictures of their wedding”

5

a clear and telling mental image“he described his mental picture of his assailant”

6

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface“a small painting by Picasso”

7

a situation treated as an observable object“the political picture is favorable”

8

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text“the dictionary had many pictures”

9

the visible part of a television transmission“they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone”

10

a typical example of some state or quality“the very picture of a modern general”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Picture in a sentence

  • If you see the cat in this picture, please call us.CK
  • If you aren't there, we'll have our picture taken without you.CK
  • The flash wasn't working, so he couldn't take a picture in the dark.Lepotdeterre
  • In the picture, there are three people who can be identified by name.AlanF_US
  • This picture has very low resolution, the quality is very low.Shangri_La93
  • I'd like to have my picture taken, please.mailohilohi
  • You're the one who took this picture, aren't you?CK
  • You're the one who painted this picture, aren't you?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of picture

as a noun

plural
pictures

as a verb

past tense
pictured
present participle
picturing
third-person singular
pictures
past participle
pictured