Definition of Picture
Picture
pic·ture
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a physical representation of something, in the form of a drawing, painting, or photograph;
e.g. She drew a picture of a house with a garden. Let me take a picture of you so you can remember this day forever.
(noun)
broadly, a mental image or idea of something, or a description of something that allows one to form a detailed and accurate mental image or idea of the thing;
e.g. I don't have a picture of how many people will be coming to the party yet. The author painted a picture of what the girl looked like so readers would be able to imagine her.
(verb)
to imagine someone/something, to form an image or idea of something/someone in one's mind;
e.g. He wasn't able to picture the building because it had been so long since he had been there.
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