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Frame: Definitions, Usage & Examples Explained (3 meaning)
Meaning 1：a physical border (frame)
frame
/freɪm/
n.
A strong border that holds a picture, window, or other object in place.
a physical border
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/ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɔːdə/
n.
A rigid structure that encloses, supports, or surrounds something, like a picture, window, or mirror.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Old English 'framian' (to be helpful), related to Old High German 'frumen'.
💡 Mnemonic
Think of a FRAME as a Firm Border Around My picture or Evidence.
📖 Example
She spent the afternoon at the art store, carefully choosing a wooden frame for her favorite photograph.
She spent the afternoon at the art store, carefully choosing a wooden border for her favorite photograph.
🔗 Collocations
picture frame – a border used to display a painting or photograph
window frame – the structure that surrounds and holds a window pane
metal frame – a supporting structure made of metal
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
🌱 Derivatives
framework (n.) – a basic underlying structure or system
📖 Cultural Story
Originating in Old English, 'frame' evolved from meaning 'to be helpful' to 'to prepare or make ready'. By the late Middle English period, it developed the noun sense of 'a structure' or 'something constructed', leading to its modern physical and metaphorical uses.
Meaning 2：composition or viewpoint (frame)
frame
/freɪm/
n.
The way in which the elements of a picture or scene are arranged within its boundaries.
composition or viewpoint
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/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən ɔː ˈvjuːpɔɪnt/
n.
The way visual elements are arranged within the boundaries of an image, or the specific area seen through a camera viewfinder.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The director used a wide shot to include the entire breathtaking landscape within a single frame.
The director used a wide shot to include the entire breathtaking landscape within a single composition.
🔗 Collocations
within the frame – visually contained inside the boundaries of the image
frame of reference – a set of ideas or facts used for comparison or understanding
freeze frame – a single still image from a film or video
🔄 Synonyms
composition (n.) – the arrangement of elements in a work of art
perspective (n.) – a particular way of viewing things or a visual angle
view (n.) – what can be seen from a particular place
🚫 Antonyms
unbounded (adj.) – having no boundaries or limits
Meaning 3：to falsely incriminate (frame)
frame
/freɪm/
n.
To make someone appear guilty of a crime they did not commit by providing false evidence or information.
to falsely incriminate
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/tu ˈfɔːlsli ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
n.
To set someone up by fabricating or planting evidence, making it appear they committed a crime they did not.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The detective realized the thief must have planted the evidence to frame his business partner for the robbery.
The detective realized the thief must have planted the evidence to falsely incriminate his business partner for the robbery.
🔗 Collocations
frame someone for – to make an innocent person seem guilty of a specific crime
be framed – to be the victim of a setup with false evidence
🔄 Synonyms
set up (v.) – to arrange a situation to make someone appear guilty
falsely accuse (v.) – to charge someone with a wrongdoing they did not commit
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