photograph

American  

[foh-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a picture produced by photography.

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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 British  

/ 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

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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

Etymology

Origin of photograph

First recorded in 1839; photo- + -graph

Example Sentences

This exhibition features about 80 paintings alongside small sculptures, textiles, plus a personal archive of photographs, sketches and letters.

From BBC

"We should be disturbed by any party using AI to manipulate photographs and presenting them as fact, which appears to be the case here," one user wrote.

From Barron's

So a lot of the stuff that we photographed, I was there in the moment.

From Los Angeles Times

In a video of the encounter he posted on YouTube, Lemon says, “I’m just here photographing, I am not part of the group…I am a journalist.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Nevertheless, photographs of Macron wearing the shades made the front pages of newspapers around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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