take a photograph

  • 11photograph — photographable, adj. /foh teuh graf , grahf /, n. 1. a picture produced by photography. v.t. 2. to take a photograph of. v.i. 3. to practice photography. 4. to be photographed or be suitable for being photographed in some specified way: The… …

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  • 12photograph — pho•to•graph [[t]ˈfoʊ təˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. 1) pht a picture produced by photography 2) pht to take a photograph of 3) pht to practice photography 4) pht to be photographed; be the subject of a photograph, esp. in some specified way: The… …

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  • 13photograph — noun a still picture made with a camera. verb take a photograph of. Derivatives photographable adjective photographer noun photographic adjective photographically adverb …

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  • 14photograph — /ˈfoʊtəgræf / (say fohtuhgraf), / graf/ (say grahf) noun 1. a picture produced by photography. –verb (t) 2. to take a photograph of. –verb (i) 3. to practise photography …

  • 15photograph — n. & v. n. a picture taken by means of the chemical action of light or other radiation on sensitive film. v.tr. (also absol.) take a photograph of (a person etc.). Derivatives: photographable adj. photographer n. photographic adj.… …

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  • 16take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …

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  • 17photograph — [n] a still picture taken with a camera blowup, close up, image, Kodachrome*, Kodak*, likeness, microfilm, mug*, negative, photo, photostat, pic*, picture, pinup*, pix*, Polaroid*, portrait, positive, print, shot*, slide, snap, snapshot,… …

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  • 18Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …

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  • 19Photograph — Pho to*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photographed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Photographing}.] To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; to photograph a group. [1913 Webster] He makes his pen drawing on white paper …

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  • 20Take — Take, v. i. 1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. Shak. [1913 Webster] When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. Bacon.… …

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