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photo

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈfoʊtoʊ/ · UK /ˈfəʊtəʊ/

photo means: A picture taken with a camera.

noun

CAMERA PICTUREA1

A picture taken with a camera.

  • I took a photo of the dog.
  • She keeps old photos in a box.
  • Could you send me your holiday photos?

How to use it: photo of someone/something (This is a photo of my sister.)

Similar words: photograph, picture

Common phrases: take a photo, family photo, photo of someone

verb

TAKE PICTUREC1

To take a picture of someone or something with a camera.

  • Can you photo us together?
  • She photoed the flowers before picking them.
  • They were photoing the old houses along the river.

Similar words: photograph

Common phrases: photo someone, photo a building, photo the landscape

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