name · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɪns.təˌɡɹæm/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N S T AH0 G R AE2 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originally designed to mimic old-fashioned instant cameras.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
Megan has 53 posts, follows all her followers and has 41.7k followers on Instagram.
He posted a gym reel on Instagram.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A user's profile or account on this service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Have you seen her Instagram lately?
She's been blowing up my Instagram!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A photograph or video shared on this service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I saw one of her Instagrams last week, but I haven't talked to her since then.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To use the social networking service Instagram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To post an image or video to Instagram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To digitally manipulate a photograph using filter effects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Trade name. Blend of instant + telegram. By surface analysis, insta- + -gram.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ኢንስታግራም
(īnisitagirami)
— online photo-sharing service
Arabic:
إِنْسْتَقْرَام
(ʔinstaqrām)
— online photo-sharing service
Arabic:
إِنْسْتَغْرَام
(ʔinstaḡrām)
— online photo-sharing service
Arabic:
إنستقرام
(instagrām)
— online photo-sharing service
Armenian:
Ինստագրամ
(Instagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Azerbaijani:
instaqram
— online photo-sharing service
Belarusian:
Інстагра́м
(Instahrám)
— online photo-sharing service
Bengali:
ইন্স্টাগ্র্যাম
(insṭagrjam)
— online photo-sharing service
Bulgarian:
И́нстаграм
(Ínstagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Chinese Mandarin:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Chinese Mandarin:
即時電報 /即时电报
(puristic)
— online photo-sharing service
Esperanto:
Instagramo
— online photo-sharing service
Finnish:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Finnish:
insta
— online photo-sharing service
French:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Georgian:
ინსტაგრამი
(insṭagrami)
— online photo-sharing service
German:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Greek:
Ίνσταγκραμ
(Ínstagkram)
— online photo-sharing service
Greek:
ίνσταγκραμ
(ínstagkram)
— online photo-sharing service
Hebrew:
אינסטגרם
(instagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Hindi:
इन्स्टग्राम
(insṭagrām)
— online photo-sharing service
Indonesian:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Japanese:
インスタグラム
(Insutaguramu)
— online photo-sharing service
Japanese:
インスタ
(Insuta)
— online photo-sharing service
Javanese:
ꦆꦤ꧀ꦱ꧀ꦛꦒꦿꦩ꧀
(ĩnsthagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Korean:
인스타그램
(Inseutageuraem)
— online photo-sharing service
Korean:
인스타
(Inseuta)
— online photo-sharing service
Lithuanian:
instagramas
— online photo-sharing service
Macedonian:
И́нстаграм
(Ínstagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Malay:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Māori:
paeāhua
— online photo-sharing service
Marathi:
इन्स्टाग्राम
(insṭāgrām)
— online photo-sharing service
Odia:
ଇନ୍ସ୍ଟଗ୍ରାମ
(insṭagrāma)
— online photo-sharing service
Pashto:
اسټګرام
(insṭëgrâm)
— online photo-sharing service
Persian:
اینستگرام
(instagrâm)
— online photo-sharing service
Polish:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Portuguese:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Russian:
Инстагра́м
(Instagrám)
— online photo-sharing service
Sinhalese:
ඉන්ස්ටග්රම්
(insṭagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Spanish:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Tamil:
இந்ஸ்டக்ராம்
(insṭakrām)
— online photo-sharing service
Telugu:
ఇన్స్టగ్రమ్
(insṭagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Tigrinya:
ኢንስታግራም
(ʾinsətagram)
— online photo-sharing service
Turkish:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
Ukrainian:
Інстаґрáм
(Instagrám)
— online photo-sharing service
Ukrainian:
Інстагра́м
(Instahrám)
— online photo-sharing service
Vietnamese:
Instagram
— online photo-sharing service
