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photograph

/ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/noun, verb3 syllables

Photograph means: record on photographic film.

Synonyms for photograph8

noun, as in a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

verb, as in record on photographic film

What does photograph mean?3

verb

1

record on photographic film“I photographed the scene of the accident”

2

undergo being photographed in a certain way“Children photograph well”

noun

1

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Photograph in a sentence

  • This closeup was taken from too close, so it's not a very flattering photograph.AlanF_US
  • I'm in the photograph, and my teacher is in the photograph, too.DiePain
  • Today, you must have a photograph in your passport.unknown
  • Judging by the photograph, this was an adult male.AlanF_US
  • On this wall, a painting will hang, and on that one, some framed photographs.AlanF_US
  • Unlike paintings, daguerreotypes reflected exactly what was photographed.Hybrid
  • The photograph brought back memories of my childhood.CK
  • I want this photograph developed as soon as possible.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of photograph

as a noun

plural
photographs

as a verb

past tense
photographed
present participle
photographing
third-person singular
photographs
past participle
photographed