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photo

SayFOH-toh/ˈfoʊ.toʊ//ˈfəʊ.təʊ/

Pluralphotos

Verbphotos, photoing, photoed

4 meanings of photo

Practice

  1. 1
    picturenouncountable
    A picture made with a camera, whether printed or stored digitally; also, loosely, any digital image kept with such pictures.

    The newspaper printed a photo of the winning team on its front page.

    He keeps old photos of his grandparents in a wooden box.

    UsageYou usually take a photo of someone or something; photographers also say make a photo, stressing its creation. The plural is photos.

  2. 2
    take a pictureverbtransitive
    To capture an image of a person or thing using a camera.

    The tourists photoed the cathedral from every angle.

    He likes to photo strangers on the subway for his art project.

    UsagePast form photoed. People more often say take a photo of or photograph.

    Similarphotograph, shoot, snap

Less common meanings

  1. 3
    nouncolloquial
    The practice or art of making pictures with a camera.
  2. 4
    nouncolloquial
    A race finish so close that the result must be decided by examining a photograph of the line.

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Origin

A clipping (shortened form) of the word "photograph."

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 1 fact