photo
part of speech
noun (photo, photos)
meaning for a pupil
1) A photo is a picture taken with a camera or a phone. tree →
2) Photo is short for photograph. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: pictures counted, taken, printed or put in albums; photos per page is a rate. In everyday life: school photos, holiday photos, selfies, a photo album. In safety: ask before taking or sharing someone's photo; do not share photos online with strangers. Phrases: «take a photo», «a photo of», «in the photo», «photo album».
examples
- She took 36 photos. tree →
- Each page holds 4 photos. tree →
- How many pages does she need for 36 photos? tree →
- He printed 12 photos. tree →
- Smile for the class photo! tree →
- This is a photo of my grandad when he was little. tree →
- Ask your friends before you share a photo of them. tree →
- The photo shows a koala in a gum tree. tree →
note
Plural «photos» (not «photoes»). «Take a photo», not «make a photo». Maths: a thing counted. «Photos per page» gives a rate: pages = photos ÷ per page, rounded up. Trap: leftover photos still need one more page.
In the corpora
- In March 2024 photo agencies withdrew a Mother's Day family photo because it had been edited, and the Princess apologised.
- Many online photos are filtered or edited; comparing your real face to an edited picture is unfair on yourself.
- Gossip about a famous person's love life is entertainment, not real news, and much of it is guessing from photos.
- Paparazzi photos are taken without permission; many famous people hate being followed, and their homes are private, just like ours.
- Photos online are often smoothed with filters; real skin has lines and spots, and nobody looks like a filter.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «photo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.