photograph

[ foh-tuh-graf, -grahf ]
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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.

Origin of photograph

1
First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Other words from photograph

  • pho·to·graph·a·ble, adjective
  • re·pho·to·graph, verb (used with object), noun
  • un·pho·to·graph·a·ble, adjective
  • un·pho·to·graphed, adjective
  • well-pho·to·graphed, adjective

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How to use photograph in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for photograph

photograph

/ (ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /


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

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

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