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photo

/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/ UK
[ˈfəʊ̯.tʰəʊ̯] UK
/ˈfo.to/ Scotland, UK
[ˈfo.tʰo] Scotland, UK
/ˈfoː.toː/ UK, Wales
[ˈfoː.tʰoː] UK, Wales
/ˈfoʊ̯.toʊ̯/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈfoʊ̯tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈfɔʊ̯.tɔʊ̯/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈfɔʊ̯tʰoʊ̯] Canadian, US, Standard
/ˈfoʊ̯.ɾoʊ̯/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈfoʊ̯.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈfɔʊ̯.ɾɔʊ̯/ Canadian, US, Standard
[ˈfɔʊ̯.ɾoʊ̯] Canadian, US, Standard
/ˈpʰoː.ʈoː/ South Asia
/ˈfoː.ʈoː/ South Asia

Rhymes with -əʊtəʊ

noun photos

informal A photograph. Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.
informal A photo finish. By this stage, Goof was clearly warming to his theme and, as they flashed past the post together, he reported that it was a photo. "And I don't know or care who won the photo," he concluded.
informal A digital picture of any kind.
informal Photography Photo student in need of subjects.

verb photos · photoing · photoed

transitive To take a photograph of. [1956] 1992 ed., The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=5kjheskJwVAC&pg=PA465&lpg=PA465&sig=_CY8N5ZLStxnOIlf_CNHhhBEPjA What fun to be photoed together, / What luck for a break so opportune. / Oh, what a lark / To be posed in the park / Underneath the adolescent cr

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: photograph, exposure, pic, imaging, img, picture, imagery, photographer, sketch, filmed, filming, photographing, camera, image, photography, portrait

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verb to take a photograph

Español	instantánea
हिन्दी	तसवीर लेना tasvīr lenā
Français	photographier
Italiano	fotografare
עברית	צילם tsilém

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@misc{photo_2026,
  title = {photo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/photo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}