picture

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noun

pic·ture ˈpik-chər How to pronounce picture (audio)

: a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)

: a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something

the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening

: a mental image

: image, copy

he was the picture of his father

she was the very picture of health

: a transitory visible image or reproduction

: motion picture

pictures plural : movies

: tableau sense 2

: situation

took a hard look at his financial picture

picture

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verb

pictured; picturing ˈpik-chə-riŋ How to pronounce picture (audio)

ˈpik-shriŋ

transitive verb

: to form a mental image of : imagine

: to describe graphically in words

: to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict

also : illustrate

Example Sentences

Noun I hung the picture on the wall. The book has a lot of pictures. Draw a picture of your house. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company. The overall economic picture is improving. Verb I can still picture the house I grew up in. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car. Can you picture him as a teacher? See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Buy an inexpensive picture frame and matching mat from your local crafts store.

Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 But Phoenix attorney Andrea Driggs this week described a starkly contrasting picture to a federal jury.

Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The pics in Hailey's post include a picture of the Biebers kissing at their South Carolina ceremony, along with some snaps of the couple over the past four years.

Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Originally from Whittier, Muro is observant, detail oriented and granular, and Flanagan, who grew up in La Mirada, is a more gregarious, big-picture thinker.

Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Earnings—mostly wages and salaries—showed a mixed picture.

Paul Overberg, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The disappointing inflation numbers also complicate President Biden’s bid to paint a rosy economic picture ahead of midterm elections in November when Democrats must defend slim majorities in the House and Senate.

Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The national House picture:Will Republicans flip the House in midterm elections?

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The producer required a nice, quick 90-minute picture instead.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022

Verb

Shasta daisies are often what people often picture as a daisy with pure white petals around a yellow center.

Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022 If so, there may be a new way to picture what happens to information about objects that fall into black holes — a long-standing mystery known as the black hole information paradox.

Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 But with an ice body as large as Greenland — picture the entire state of Alaska covered with ice that is one to two miles thick — adjustment takes a long time.

Chris Mooney, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 When deciding how to spend the next few months, try to picture yourself returning to the first week of the academic year.

Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 17 June 2022 To picture articular cartilage, envision the tough, white coating on the end of a chicken bone.

Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 Use your imagination from early on in the process and really picture yourself using the kitchen.

Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Experience has taught me to go big, given portion sizes (picture large appetizers), the appeal of so many dishes and the fact that a choice of vegetable and bread are included in the format.

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 One way to see how is to picture a knot traced on a surface.

Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

picture 1 of 2

noun

pic·ture ˈpik-chər How to pronounce picture (audio)

: an image of something or someone formed on a surface (as by drawing, painting, printing, or photography)

: an idea of what someone or something might look like or be like

The book gives a picture of frontier life.

: a perfect example of something

She is the picture of health.

: movie sense 1

: an image on the screen of a television set

picture

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verb

pictured; picturing

: to show or represent in a drawing, painting, or photograph

The artist pictured her leaning on a fence.

: to form an idea or mental image of : imagine

I can't picture myself skiing.

: to describe in a particular way The story pictured him as a gentle person.

单词	picturing
释义	picture 1 of 2 noun pic·ture ˈpik-chər 1 : a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography) 2 a : a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening b : a mental image 3 : image, copy he was the picture of his father she was the very picture of health 4 a : a transitory visible image or reproduction b : motion picture c pictures plural : movies 5 : tableau sense 2 6 : situation took a hard look at his financial picture picture 2 of 2 verb pictured; picturing ˈpik-chə-riŋ ˈpik-shriŋ transitive verb 1 : to form a mental image of : imagine 2 : to describe graphically in words 3 : to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict also : illustrate Synonyms Noun icon ikon illustration image likeness Verb depict image portray represent See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun I hung the picture on the wall. The book has a lot of pictures. Draw a picture of your house. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company. The overall economic picture is improving. Verb I can still picture the house I grew up in. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car. Can you picture him as a teacher? See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Buy an inexpensive picture frame and matching mat from your local crafts store. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 But Phoenix attorney Andrea Driggs this week described a starkly contrasting picture to a federal jury. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The pics in Hailey's post include a picture of the Biebers kissing at their South Carolina ceremony, along with some snaps of the couple over the past four years. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Originally from Whittier, Muro is observant, detail oriented and granular, and Flanagan, who grew up in La Mirada, is a more gregarious, big-picture thinker. Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Earnings—mostly wages and salaries—showed a mixed picture. Paul Overberg, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The disappointing inflation numbers also complicate President Biden’s bid to paint a rosy economic picture ahead of midterm elections in November when Democrats must defend slim majorities in the House and Senate. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The national House picture:Will Republicans flip the House in midterm elections? David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The producer required a nice, quick 90-minute picture instead. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Verb Shasta daisies are often what people often picture as a daisy with pure white petals around a yellow center. Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022 If so, there may be a new way to picture what happens to information about objects that fall into black holes — a long-standing mystery known as the black hole information paradox. Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 But with an ice body as large as Greenland — picture the entire state of Alaska covered with ice that is one to two miles thick — adjustment takes a long time. Chris Mooney, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 When deciding how to spend the next few months, try to picture yourself returning to the first week of the academic year. Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 17 June 2022 To picture articular cartilage, envision the tough, white coating on the end of a chicken bone. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 Use your imagination from early on in the process and really picture yourself using the kitchen. Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Experience has taught me to go big, given portion sizes (picture large appetizers), the appeal of so many dishes and the fact that a choice of vegetable and bread are included in the format. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 One way to see how is to picture a knot traced on a surface. Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint — more at paint First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Phrases Containing picture (as) pretty as a picture a picture is worth a thousand words enter the picture enter the picture/scene get the picture get the picture/idea keep someone in the picture picture book paint/draw a picture of picture puzzle picture card picture frame picture writing picture tube picture window picture-perfect picture-postcard the picture of health put someone in the picture paint a rosy picture B picture big picture in the picture picture hat the picture of motion picture moving picture out of the picture See More (as) pretty as a picture a picture is worth a thousand words enter the picture enter the picture/scene get the picture get the picture/idea keep someone in the picture picture book paint/draw a picture of picture puzzle picture card picture frame picture writing picture tube picture window picture-perfect picture-postcard the picture of health put someone in the picture paint a rosy picture B picture big picture in the picture picture hat the picture of motion picture moving picture out of the picture See More Kids Definition picture 1 of 2 noun pic·ture ˈpik-chər 1 : an image of something or someone formed on a surface (as by drawing, painting, printing, or photography) 2 : an idea of what someone or something might look like or be like The book gives a picture of frontier life. 3 : a perfect example of something She is the picture of health. 4 : movie sense 1 5 : an image on the screen of a television set picture 2 of 2 verb pictured; picturing 1 : to show or represent in a drawing, painting, or photograph The artist pictured her leaning on a fence. 2 : to form an idea or mental image of : imagine I can't picture myself skiing. 3 : to describe in a particular way The story pictured him as a gentle person. picturing verb present participle of picture 1 as in depicting to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance depicting portraying representing describing documenting imaging illustrating outlining showing sketching rendering delineating silhouetting caricaturing diagraming diagramming 2 as in imagining to form a mental picture of could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs Synonyms & Similar Words imagining envisioning seeing dreaming visualizing envisaging featuring fantasizing fantasying conceiving contemplating visioning fancying planning recreating imaging conceiting daydreaming ideating pondering reflecting hallucinating reliving projecting ruminating musing inventing conjuring (up) meditating reminiscing foreseeing concocting stargazing re-creating manufacturing fabricating prefiguring making up 3 as in describing to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language Synonyms & Similar Words describing depicting portraying painting rendering illustrating sketching characterizing drawing delineating defining recounting setting out representing limning outlining imaging relating narrating telling summarizing displaying showing labeling reciting suggesting demonstrating reporting exhibiting tracing hinting rehearsing labelling qualifying drafting silhouetting summing up redescribing vignetting touching off reimaging Antonyms & Near Antonyms twisting distorting misrepresenting coloring falsifying warping misstating perverting garbling misdescribing See More 4 as in drawing to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils Synonyms & Similar Words drawing sketching outlining caricaturing penciling crayoning inking scribbling pencilling scrawling profiling cartooning
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