take a picture

verb

To photographically capture an image

“I took a picture of my family.”

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Meanings

verbtake a picture (third-person singular simple present takes a picture, present participle taking a picture, simple past took a picture, past participle taken a picture)

present singular third person takes a picture · participle present taking a picture · past took a picture · participle past taken a picture

  1. idiomaticTo photographically capture an image

    I took a picture of my family.

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

Translations

Arabic اِلْتَقَطَ صُورَةً
  • اِلْتَقَطَ صُورَةً (iltaqaṭa ṣūratan)capture an image
Chinese Mandarin 照相, 拍照
  • 照相 (zhàoxiàng)capture an image
  • 拍照 (pāizhào)capture an image
Dutch een foto nemen
  • een foto nemencapture an image
Esperanto foti
  • foticapture an image
Finnish ottaa kuva
  • ottaa kuvacapture an image
French prendre en photo, tu veux ma photo?
  • prendre en photocapture an image
  • tu veux ma photo?used as a rebuke
German ein Foto machen
  • ein Foto machencapture an image
Irish tóg pictiúr, glac pictiúr
  • tóg pictiúrcapture an image
  • glac pictiúrcapture an image
Japanese 撮る
  • 撮る (toru)capture an image
Portuguese tirar foto
  • tirar fotocapture an image
Russian сделать фото
  • сделать фото (sdelatʹ foto)capture an image
Spanish hacer una fotografía, tomar una foto
  • hacer una fotografíacapture an image
  • tomar una fotocapture an image
  • sacar una fotocapture an image
  • ¿tengo monos en la cara?used as a rebuke
Turkish resim çekmek, fotoğraf çekmek
  • resim çekmekcapture an image
  • fotoğraf çekmekcapture an image
  • çekmekcapture an image
Vietnamese chụp hình, chụp ảnh
  • chụp hìnhcapture an image
  • chụp ảnhcapture an image
  • chụpcapture an image
Cite this entry
APA

take a picture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20picture

MLA

“take a picture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20picture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a picture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20picture.

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