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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌteɪk ə ˈpɪktʃɚ/ · UK /ˌteɪk ə ˈpɪktʃə/

take a picture means: To use a camera or phone to make a photo of someone or something.

verb

PHOTOGRAPHA1

To use a camera or phone to make a photo of someone or something.

  • Can you take a picture?
  • She took a picture of her new puppy.
  • We're taking pictures by the lake.

How to use it: take a picture of someone/something (I took a picture of the mountains.); take someone's picture (Could you take our picture, please?)

Similar words: photograph, take a photo

Common phrases: take a picture outside, take a picture together, take a picture here

STOP STARINGC1

Said angrily or jokingly to someone who is staring at you, to make them stop.

  • Stop staring! Take a picture!
  • She caught him staring and snapped, 'Take a picture; it'll last longer.'
  • 'Take a picture,' he told the stranger who kept watching him.

Similar words: stop staring

Common phrases: take a picture then, take a picture instead

Questions about take a picture

What does take a picture mean?

To use a camera or phone to make a photo of someone or something.

What is take a picture in other languages?

Türkçe: fotoğraf çekmek · Español: hacer una foto · Français: prendre une photo · Deutsch: ein Foto machen · Italiano: fare una foto · 日本語: 写真を撮る

How do you pronounce take a picture?

In American English /ˌteɪk ə ˈpɪktʃɚ/; in British English /ˌteɪk ə ˈpɪktʃə/.

How do you use take a picture in a sentence?

Can you take a picture? She took a picture of her new puppy.

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