Photo
/ˈfoʊtoʊ/
Definitions
2 meaningsA photograph; a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera.
/ˈfoʊtoʊ/
A picture produced by photography.
He sent me a photo from his trip.
💡 Simply: A 'photo' is like a snapshot of a moment, captured with a camera. It helps you remember places, people, and events! Like, when you go on vacation and want to remember the beach, you take a photo.
👶 For kids: A photo is a picture you take with a camera!
More Examples
The museum displayed many historical photos.
Can you take a photo of us?
She developed the photos in the darkroom.
How It's Used
"I took a photo of the sunset."
"She posted a photo on Instagram."
To take a photograph or a series of photographs of something; to be or appear in a photograph
/ˈfoʊtoʊ/
To photograph (someone or something).
The paparazzi photoed the celebrity.
💡 Simply: When you use a camera to catch a moment and make a picture, you are 'photoing'! Think, 'I photoed my dog playing in the park.'
👶 For kids: To photo is when you take a picture with a camera.
More Examples
She photoed the beautiful scenery.
He photoed the document for his records.
How It's Used
"The photographer photoed the scene of the accident."
"I photoed the delicious meal before eating it."
Idioms & expressions
photo finish
A very close contest, where the winner is determined only after careful review of a photograph of the finish line.
"The race was so close that it was a photo finish."
Shortening of 'photograph', from Greek 'phōtos' (light) + '-graph' (drawing, writing). Introduced in the mid-19th century with the invention of photography.
Used extensively since the mid-19th century with the advent of photographic technology, originally as 'photograph'.
Memory tip
Think of the light (Greek 'phōtos') capturing an image.
Word Origin
"light"