photograph
//ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf//
Forms
- Plural
- photographs
- present (v1)
- photograph
- past (v2)
- photographed
- past participle (v3)
- photographed
- present participle
- photographing
- 3rd person singular
- photographs
Definitions
1.A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
- The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
1.To fix permanently in the memory etc.
- He is photographed on my mind.
- The scene and its surroundings were photographed on my memory.
2.To take a photograph (of).
- He makes his pen drawing on white paper, and they are afterwards photographed on wood.
- As the game worlds we explore have become more beautiful, players have become more interested in photographing them and sharing the results.
3.To appear in a photograph.
- She photographs well. The camera loves her.
- He told me that he liked Dolls Kill just fine, its clothes photographed well and he always wore them to Coachella, but attending this event was basically work for him.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1146
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)
Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)
Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.
English photo-
Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)