Picture | Mean of picture in English Dictionary

/ˈpɪktʃɚ/

• Noun
• a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone or something
1. I hung the picture on the wall.
2. The book has a lot of pictures.
3. Draw a picture of your house.
4. We looked at family pictures. [=photos]
5. We took pictures [=photographs] of the wedding.
6. a picture frame [=a frame for holding a picture]
• an idea of how something or someone looks, of what something is like, etc.
1. I have a mental picture of what he looks like.
2. The book gives us a picture of life in a small village.
3. I don't yet have a full picture of what's going on.
4. After your explanation, I have a better/clearer picture of what to expect.
5. (informal) You've said enough. I get the picture. [=I understand; I get the idea]
• a general situation
1. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company.
2. The overall economic picture is improving.
3. Marriage never entered the picture [=was never considered] until now.
4. After a brief separation, her boyfriend is back in the picture. [=she is dating him again]
5. With last year's winner out of the picture [=no longer in the competition], she has a good chance of winning.

• an image on the screen of a television set
1. The picture is fuzzy.
• a movie or film
1. “Casablanca” won the award for Best Picture in 1943.
• a showing of a movie in a theater
1. I took my girlfriend to the pictures. [=(US) the movies]
• the movies or movie industry
1. He wants to work in pictures.
• someone or something that looks exactly like someone or something else
1. He is the picture of his father. [=he looks just like his father]
• a perfect example of something
1. She is the picture of health. [=she looks very healthy]
• to give someone the information that is needed to understand something
1. Teachers meet regularly with parents to keep them in the picture about their child's progress.
2. I'll put you in the picture as soon as a final decision has been made.
• to create an idea or understanding of something or someone through words, facts, etc.
1. The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp.
2. These statistics paint a clear picture of how the population is aging.
• Verb
• to have a thought, understanding, or idea about (something or someone)
1. I can still picture the house I grew up in.
2. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life.
3. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car.
4. Can you picture him as a teacher?
• to show or represent (someone or something) in a painting, drawing, or photograph
1. She is pictured here with her sister.
• to describe (something or someone) in a particular way
1. She is pictured [=portrayed] as being very businesslike.