Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a picture

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
take a pic-ture
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To photographically capture an image

verb

Used as a rebuke to someone perceived to be staring at one. Also take a picture, it'll last longer.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes a picture (present, singular) taking a picture (participle, present) took a picture (past) taken a picture (participle, past)

Questions

What does take a picture mean?
To photographically capture an image

How to pronounce take a picture

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