English · Word Candidate

picture

/ˈpɪk.t͡ʃə/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: pictures · picturing · pictured

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự thể hiện của một thứ gì đó trên bề mặt

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Noun

Examples

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.

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

An image; a representation as in the imagination.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hình ảnh, sự thể hiện trong tưởng tượng

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Noun

Examples

My eyes make pictures when they are shut.

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 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To represent in or with a picture.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thể hiện bằng hình ảnh

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Verb

Examples

while upon the shaded top of the box, drawn in perspective, the artist had pictured a plate with the beautifully executed, twin-lobed, brainlike, halved kernel of a walnut.

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 imagine or envision.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tưởng tượng hoặc hình dung

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Verb

Examples

Picture yourself on a boat on a river / With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

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 “picture” mean?

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

Is “picture” formal or informal?

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