frame

noun

/freɪm/

Idioms

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border

enlarge image

[countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position

a picture/photo frame
aluminium window frames
I'm going to paint the door frame white.
She leaned against the frame of the door.
in a frame pictures in gold frames

Topics Artb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

door
window
photo
…

preposition

in a/the frame

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structure

enlarge image

[countable] the supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a building, a vehicle, etc. that gives it its shape

a bicycle frame
The bed frame is made of pine.
the frame of an aircraft/a car/a bicycle
In the 1920s, federal office buildings were typically built with steel frames encased in concrete or granite.

of glasses

[countable, usually plural] a structure of plastic or metal that holds the lenses in a pair of glasses

gold-rimmed frames

person/animal’s body

[countable, usually singular] the form or structure of a person or animal’s body

to have a small/slender/large frame
The bed was shorter than his six-foot frame.

Extra Examples

She has quite a small frame.
a man with a lean, athletic frame

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

athletic
big
bony
…

verb + frame

have

preposition

with a… frame

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general ideas

[singular] the general ideas or structure that form the background to something

in/within the frame of something In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context.

of film

[countable] one of the single photographs that a film or video is made of see also freeze-frameTopics Film and theatrec1

of picture story

[countable] a single picture in a comic strip

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

door
window
photo
…

preposition

in a/the frame

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computing

[countable] one of the separate areas on an internet page that you can scroll through (= read by moving the text up or down)

in garden

(also cold frame)

[countable] a small wooden or metal frame covered with glass that you grow seeds or small plants in to protect them from cold weather

in snooker/bowling

[countable] a single section of play in the game of snooker, etc., or in bowling

He won the first frame easily.

Topics Sports: other sportsc2

Word OriginOld English framian ‘be useful’, of Germanic origin and related to from. The general sense in Middle English, ‘make ready for use’, probably led to senses (3 and 4) of the verb; it also gave rise to the specific meaning ‘prepare timber for use in building’, later ‘make the wooden parts (framework) of a building’, hence the noun sense ‘structure’ (late Middle English).

frame

verb

/freɪm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they frame	/freɪm/ /freɪm/
he / she / it frames	/freɪmz/ /freɪmz/
past simple framed	/freɪmd/ /freɪmd/
past participle framed	/freɪmd/ /freɪmd/
-ing form framing	/ˈfreɪmɪŋ/ /ˈfreɪmɪŋ/

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make border

[usually passive] to put or make a frame or border around something

be framed The photograph had been framed.
He was presented with a framed certificate.
(be) framed in something mirrors framed in silver and gold

Topics Artb1

to surround something/somebody in a way that makes an attractive image

frame something/somebody Her blonde hair framed her face.
(be) framed against something He stood there, head back, framed against the blue sky.

produce false evidence

[usually passive] to produce false evidence against an innocent person so that people think he or she is guilty synonym fit up

be framed He says he was framed.
(be) framed for something She found herself framed for murder.

develop plan/system

frame something (formal) to create and develop something such as a plan, a system or a set of rules

Measures to secure oil production must be framed in the context of rising energy demands.

express something

frame something to express something in a particular way

You'll have to be careful how you frame the question.