photograph

[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf]

noun

1. a picture produced by photography.

verb (used with object)

1. to take a photograph of.

verb (used without object)

1. to practice photography.

2. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way.

   The children photograph well.

photograph

/ ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. Often shortened to: photo. an image of an object, person, scene, etc, in the form of a print or slide recorded by a camera on photosensitive material

verb

1. to take a photograph of (an object, person, scene, etc)

Other Word Forms

• photographable adjective
• rephotograph verb (used with object)
• unphotographable adjective
• unphotographed adjective
• well-photographed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of photograph¹

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Example Sentences

Cummins has photographed the band for three decades, and always admired how Oasis fans identified with their working-class insouciance and biting humor.

From Los Angeles Times

On the eve of the wedding, she was photographed wearing the most fashionable garment of the 1960s: the miniskirt.

From BBC

His photograph shows the yellow-and-white train, a tangle of metal, on the corner of the narrow alley under a Subway restaurant sign, with the other train at the bottom of the hill below it.

From BBC

There is now a heap of stuffed toys in the ruins, and photographs.

From BBC

Clearly feeling the pressure, staffers arranged to have him photographed leaving the White House for an alleged golf trip that morning, although he was not seen actually golfing.

From Salon

Related Words

• image 
• likeness 
• photo 
• picture 
• portrait 
• print 
• snapshot