English · Word Candidate

image

/ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: images · imaging · imaged

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một biểu diễn trực quan hoặc khác của hình thức bên ngoài của một thứ gì đó trong nghệ thuật

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Noun

Examples

The Bible forbids the worship of graven images.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art. — A file on a computer containing a single frame; an image file.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một tệp trên máy tính chứa một khung hình đơn; tệp hình ảnh

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Biểu diễn bằng hình ảnh hoặc biểu tượng; miêu tả

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Verb

Examples

1718, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintot, Volume IV, Observations on the Fifteenth Book, Note 14 on verse 252, p. 215, This Representation of the Terrors which must have attended the Conflict of two such mighty Powers as Jupiter and Neptune, whereby the Elements had been mix’

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To reflect, mirror.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phản chiếu, gương

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Verb

Examples

See’st thou yon river, whose translucent wave, Forth issuing from the darkness, windeth through The argent streets o’ th’ City, imaging The soft inversion of her tremulous Domes,

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “image” mean?

A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

Is “image” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.