photograph UK /ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf/US /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/noun 1verb 3forms 3 noun1 •a picture of something real, taken with a cameraThe hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards. — 1975 verb3 •To take a photograph (of).He makes his pen drawing on white paper, and they are afterwards photographed on wood. — 1891 •(figurative) To fix permanently in the memory etc.He is photographed on my mind. — 1881 •To appear in a photograph.She photographs well. The camera loves her. formsphotographed · photographing · photographs