"picture" meaning in English

See picture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪktʃə/ [UK], /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-picture.ogg [US] Forms: picture [singular], pictures [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A picture is marks on a flat object, like paper, that show shapes, people, or things.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-noun-lYOZpFIx
  2. A picture is a photograph.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-noun-SDPb7as8
  3. A picture is a still or moving image on a screen.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-noun-nYrKUsQ2
  4. A picture is an idea or image that have inside your head.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-noun-soln5mk9
  5. A picture is an understanding of a situation.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-noun-PtGDR33V

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɪktʃə/ [UK], /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-picture.ogg [US] Forms: picture [canonical], pictures [third-person, singular], pictured [past], pictured [past, participle], picturing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pictur|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you picture something, you make an image of it in your head.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-verb-38jjan1Q
  2. If something is pictured, it is shown in a picture.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-verb-mj-iy7F7
  3. If something is pictured a certain way, it is described that way.
    Sense id: simple-picture-en-verb-2mdvWT4D
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        {
          "text": "Mommy, I drew a picture of a cat."
        },
        {
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        {
          "text": "Everyone stand there together and I'll take your picture."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What's the picture like in Somalia?"
        }
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