PICTURE | Definition and Meaning

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.