picture

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɪktʃə/, SAMPA: /"pIktS@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɪktʃɚ/, SAMPA: /"pIktS@`/
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Noun

Singular picture

Plural pictures

A man beside a picture

1. (countable) A picture is marks on a flat object, like paper, that show shapes, people, or things.

   Mommy, I drew a picture of a cat.

   Susan looked at the picture on the wall.

2. (countable) A picture is a photograph.

   Everyone stand there together and I'll take your picture.

3. (countable) A picture is a still or moving image on a screen.
4. (countable) A picture is an idea or image that have inside your head.
5. (countable) A picture is an understanding of a situation.

   What's the picture like in Somalia?

Verb

Plain form picture

Third-person singular pictures

Past tense pictured

Past participle pictured

Present participle picturing

1. (transitive) If you picture something, you make an image of it in your head.
2. (transitive), (usually passive) If something is pictured, it is shown in a picture.
3. (transitive), (usually passive) If something is pictured a certain way, it is described that way.