Photograph
/ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
Definitions
2 meaningsA picture created by capturing light on a light-sensitive surface, typically film or a digital sensor.
/ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
A picture made using a camera.
She keeps her photographs in a scrapbook.
💡 Simply: It's like a captured moment in time, a picture you take with a camera! Think of a picture of your pet!
👶 For kids: A picture taken with a camera.
More Examples
This photograph captures a beautiful landscape.
He developed the photographs in a darkroom.
How It's Used
"I took a photograph of the sunset."
"The museum displayed several historical photographs."
To record an image of something using a camera.
/ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
To take a photograph of something or someone.
He photographed the birds in the garden.
💡 Simply: To take a picture with a camera! You point, click, and 'photograph'!
👶 For kids: To take a picture.
More Examples
She's always photographing her cat.
Can you photograph us in front of the monument?
How It's Used
"I photographed the Eiffel Tower."
"The reporter photographed the scene of the accident."
Idioms & expressions
photograph well
To look good in photographs.
"The bride photographed well on her wedding day."
From Greek *phōtos* (light) + *graphein* (to write, draw). Originally, it meant to write or draw with light, referring to the process of capturing an image.
The term 'photograph' gained popularity in the mid-19th century with the invention and spread of photography.
Memory tip
Think of a 'photo' (short for photograph) to remember the image.
Word Origin
"Writing with light"