Phrase guide

take a picture

verb · 2 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.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To photographically capture an image

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I took a picture of my family.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Used as a rebuke to someone perceived to be staring at one. Also take a picture, it'll last longer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِلْتَقَطَ صُورَةً (iltaqaṭa ṣūratan) — capture an image
  • Chinese Mandarin: 照相 (zhàoxiàng) — capture an image
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拍照 (pāizhào) — capture an image
  • Dutch: een foto nemen — capture an image
  • Esperanto: foti — capture an image
  • Finnish: ottaa kuva — capture an image
  • French: prendre en photo — capture an image
  • German: ein Foto machen — capture an image
  • Irish: tóg pictiúr — capture an image
  • Irish: glac pictiúr — capture an image
  • Japanese: 撮る (toru) — capture an image
  • Ladin: pultré — capture an image
  • Ladin: fé na foto — capture an image
  • Marathi: फोटो काढणे (phoṭo kāḍhṇe) — capture an image
  • Portuguese: tirar foto — capture an image
  • Russian: сделать фото (sdelatʹ foto) — capture an image
  • Serbo-Croatian: fotografirati — capture an image
  • Serbo-Croatian: slikati — capture an image
  • Spanish: hacer una fotografía — capture an image
  • Spanish: tomar una foto — capture an image
  • Spanish: sacar una foto — capture an image
  • Turkish: resim çekmek — capture an image
  • Turkish: fotoğraf çekmek — capture an image
  • Turkish: çekmek — capture an image
  • Uyghur: رەسىم تارتماق (resim tartmaq) — capture an image
  • Vietnamese: chụp hình — capture an image
  • Vietnamese: chụp ảnh — capture an image
  • Vietnamese: chụp — capture an image
  • French: tu veux ma photo? — used as a rebuke
  • Spanish: ¿tengo monos en la cara? — used as a rebuke