1 picture
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
noun
plural
pictures
1 picture
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
noun
plural
pictures
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICTURE
1
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a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone or something
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I hung the picture on the wall.
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The book has a lot of pictures.
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Draw a picture of your house.
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We looked at family pictures. [=photos]
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We took pictures [=photographs] of the wedding.
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a picture frame [=a frame for holding a picture]
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2
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an idea of how something or someone looks, of what something is like, etc.
— usually singular
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I have a mental picture of what he looks like.
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The book gives us a picture of life in a small village.
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I don't yet have a full picture of what's going on.
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After your explanation, I have a better/clearer picture of what to expect.
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(informal) You've said enough. I get the picture. [=I understand; I get the idea]
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3
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a general situation
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The staff looked at the financial picture of the company.
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The overall economic picture is improving.
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Marriage never entered the picture [=was never considered] until now.
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After a brief separation, her boyfriend is back in the picture. [=she is dating him again]
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With last year's winner out of the picture [=no longer in the competition], she has a good chance of winning.
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— see also big picture
4
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an image on the screen of a television set
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The picture is fuzzy.
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a
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a movie or film
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“Casablanca” won the award for Best Picture in 1943.
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b
the pictures
old-fashioned
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a showing of a movie in a theater
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I took my girlfriend to the pictures. [=(US) the movies]
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pictures
[plural]
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the movies or movie industry
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He wants to work in pictures.
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a
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someone or something that looks exactly like someone or something else
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He is the picture of his father. [=he looks just like his father]
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b
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a perfect example of something
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She is the picture of health. [=she looks very healthy]
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a picture is worth a thousand words
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(as) pretty as a picture
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keep someone in the picture
chiefly British
or
put someone in the picture
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to give someone the information that is needed to understand something
paint/draw a picture of
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to create an idea or understanding of something or someone through words, facts, etc.
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The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp.
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These statistics paint a clear picture of how the population is aging.
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2 picture
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
verb
pictures;
pictured;
picturing
2 picture
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
verb
pictures;
pictured;
picturing
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICTURE
[+ object]
1
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to have a thought, understanding, or idea about (something or someone)
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imagine
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I can still picture the house I grew up in.
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I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life.
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Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car.
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Can you picture him as a teacher?
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2
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to show or represent (someone or something) in a painting, drawing, or photograph
— usually used as (be) pictured
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She is pictured here with her sister.
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3
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to describe (something or someone) in a particular way
— + as
— usually used as (be) pictured
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She is pictured [=portrayed] as being very businesslike.
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