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Definition of photo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

photo

noun
 
 
/ˈfəʊtəʊ/
 
/ˈfəʊtəʊ/
(plural photos)
(also photograph)
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  1. a picture that is made by using a camera that stores images in digital form or that has a film sensitive to light inside it
    • a colour/black-and-white photo
    • wedding/family photos
    • your passport/profile photo
    • a group photo of the class
    • I'll take a photo of you. The usual phrase in North American English is take a picture.
    • Fans snapped photos of the event.
    • She posted a photo of the two of them on her Facebook page.
    • The actor shared a photo on Instagram.
    • I've uploaded my holiday photos.
    • to send/tweet a photo
    • to release/publish a photo
    • Visit the photo gallery on our website to see pictures from the event.
    • a photo album (= a book for keeping your photos in)
    • a photo-sharing website
    Synonyms photographphotographpicture ▪ photo ▪ shot ▪ snapshot/​snap ▪ printThese are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.photograph a picture that has been made using a camera:
    • a photograph of the house
    • Can I take a photograph?
    picture a photograph:
    • We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.
    photo a photograph:
    • a passport photo
     photograph, picture or photo?Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.shot a photograph:
    • I tried to get a shot of him in the water.
    Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.    snapshot/​snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:
    • holiday snaps
    print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:
    • a set of prints
    Patterns
    • a colour photograph/​picture/​photo/​snap/​print
    • to take a photograph/​picture/​photo/​shot/​snapshot
    Express Yourself Describing a pictureDescribing a pictureIn some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases:
      • The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.
      • This is a photo of a busy city street.
      • In the foreground, we can see a group of protesters.
      • In the background, there are some trees.
      • In the top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.
      • On the right, someone is standing with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
      • In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.
      • The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.
    Extra Examples
    • Can I have my photo taken with you?
    • Her wedding got a big photo spread in the magazine.
    • His most treasured possession is a signed photo of his footballing hero.
    • I got some great photos of the party.
    • Tell me who everyone is in the photo.
    • The annual has a good range of features and colour action photos.
    • The magazine has exclusive photos of the wedding.
    • The sun rising over the horizon would have made a good photo.
    • a photo of my son Edmund
    • posing for a group photo
    • the name on the photo ID
    • Stand there and I'll take your photo.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • exclusive
    • autographed
    • signed
    • …
    verb + photo
    • snap
    photo + noun
    • call
    • session
    • shoot
    • …
    See full entry
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: abbreviation.
See photo in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee photo in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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