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Picture: Definition, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Image (picture)

picture 🔊

/ˈpɪk.tʃər/

n., v.

a drawing, painting, or photograph that you can look at.

Person taking a picture of a sunflower with smartphone in garden

Image 🔊

➕

/ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/

n., v.

A picture is a visual representation such as a drawing, painting, or photograph that you can look at and see something.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'pictura' (painting), from 'pingere' (to paint).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'pic' as in 'picnic' - take pictures at a picnic to capture fun moments.

📖 Example

I just got a notification that my phone's memory is full, mostly because of all the pictures of my cat. 🔊 I just got a notification that my phone's memory is full, mostly because of all the pictures of my cat.

🔗 Collocations

take a picture – to capture a photograph

paint a picture – to create a painting

picture frame – a border that holds a picture

🔄 Synonyms

photograph (n.) – an image captured by a camera

drawing (n.) – a picture made with a pencil, pen, or crayon

painting (n.) – a picture created with paint

🌱 Derivatives

picturesque (adj.) – visually attractive, like a picture

pictorial (adj.) – relating to or consisting of pictures

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'picture' comes from Latin 'pictura' (painting), from 'pingere' (to paint). It entered English via Old French in the 15th century, originally referring to painted images, later expanded to photographs and mental images.

Meaning 2：Imagine (picture)

picture 🔊

/ˈpɪk.tʃər/

n., v.

to imagine something in your mind, like making a movie in your head.

Person imagining a cozy cottage by a mountain lake in thought bubble

Imagine 🔊

➕

/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/

n., v.

To form a mental image of something; to imagine or visualize.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Close your eyes and picture yourself lying on a quiet beach, listening to the gentle waves. 🔊 Close your eyes and picture yourself lying on a quiet beach, listening to the gentle waves.

🔗 Collocations

picture yourself – to imagine yourself in a situation

picture a scene – to visualize a particular setting

picture the future – to imagine what will happen later

🔄 Synonyms

imagine (v.) – to form a mental image of something not present

visualize (v.) – to picture something in your mind

envision (v.) – to imagine as a future possibility