/ˈpɪktʃə/
Translation
A drawing, painting, or photo that shows a person, a place, or a thing.
Word origin
From Latin pictura, a painting, from pingere, meaning to paint.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pictura
- English cognates
- paint, pigment
Grammar
Examples
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"Picture" is something you look at, like a painting or a photo.
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"Pictures" is the plural form.
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As a verb, "picture" means to see something in your mind.
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(4)Grammar articles
(8)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
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