# photo

Pronunciation: say "FOH-toh" US /ˈfoʊ.toʊ/, UK /ˈfəʊ.təʊ/

## Noun

1. A picture made with a camera, whether printed or stored digitally; also, loosely, any digital image kept with such pictures.
   - Simple: A picture taken with a camera, on paper or on a screen.
   - _The newspaper printed a photo of the winning team on its front page._
   - _He keeps old photos of his grandparents in a wooden box._

## Verb

2. To capture an image of a person or thing using a camera.
   - Simple: To take a picture of someone or something with a camera.
   - _The tourists photoed the cathedral from every angle._
   - _He likes to photo strangers on the subway for his art project._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The practice or art of making pictures with a camera.
- (noun) A race finish so close that the result must be decided by examining a photograph of the line.

## Origin

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

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/photo (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).