photo

1 of 3

noun

pho·​to ˈfō-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce photo (audio)
plural photos

photo

2 of 3

verb

photoed; photoing; photos

photo

3 of 3

adjective

Examples of photo in a Sentence

Noun We gave them a framed family photo for their anniversary. You aren't allowed to take photos inside the theater. Verb photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Dylan Sherman, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2024 That same weekend, the scheduled center referee for an Inter Miami-Orlando City match was scratched just a few hours before game time after photos of the official wearing an Inter Miami jersey were posted online. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 Click here for more photos of Mark Mitchell’s Florida compound. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024 But photo agencies quickly deemed the picture manipulated and it was yanked from four news wire services. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024 Sometimes, finding digital ways to preserve memories of an item can take a little creativity, like hosting family or friends for a meal to use a dish set and taking photos of everyone using them before selling or giving the dishes away. Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024 In 2023, Costco began requiring that membership cards be cross-checked against another form of photo ID, such as a driver’s license. Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024 On Sunday, the Traitors alum, 41, shared a photo of her house, which included black-and-white kid-friendly floor tiles and a ball pit filled with muted colors. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024 Authorities were not immediately able to apprehend Hamlin and initially circulated his photo, asking for the public’s assistance, per the NYPD statement. Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Year after year Cushman has to bring photo evidence of this to the appraiser’s office for an accurate evaluation of the home. Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024 So, if photo quality is important to you, then the extra cost may be worth it to you. Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023 And number four, what better surroundings for a photo marble room on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland? And rounding out the top five is another Tremont staple, the Bourbon Street Barrel Room. Staff Reports, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023 Your passport photo should be sharp — not blurry, grainy, or pixelated — and printed on photo-quality paper. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023 Photo illustration by Fortune; coin photo by Getty Images So far, the main impact of the SEC lawsuit against Binance appears to be the crippling of its U.S. arm. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2023 Succession, in a certain light, seems more like a photo negative version of Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing. Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 26 May 2023 One thing that’s not there yet is photo integration. Tom Warren, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023 And while Google’s stock did take a hit for an error its Bard chatbot made, no one seemed upset that the demos weren’t live.) – Midjourney released the fifth generation of its text-to-image generation software, which can produce very professional-looking, photo realistic images. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1860, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1868, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo was in 1860

Dictionary Entries Near photo

Cite this Entry

“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

photo

1 of 3 noun
pho·​to ˈfōt-ō How to pronounce photo (audio)
plural photos

photo

2 of 3 verb

photo

3 of 3 adjective

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