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Word

pictured

Phoneticspic·tured

US/ˈpɪktʃɝd/

UK/pˈɪktʃəd/

Definitions

01imagined

B1

v. to have imagined or visualized something in your mind.

v. to have formed a mental image of a person, place, or situation.

“I had always pictured the city as being much larger than it actually was.”

“She had pictured the reunion as a grand, emotional event, but the reality was far more subdued and awkward than her imagination had suggested.”

02shown in a photo

B1

v. to be shown or represented in a photograph, painting, or drawing.

v. to be represented or depicted in a visual medium such as a photograph or illustration.

“The famous actor is pictured on the front cover of the magazine.”

“The suspect was pictured leaving the bank shortly before the alarm was triggered, providing the police with their first significant lead.”

03containing pictures

C1

adj. describes something, like a book or a card, that has pictures in it.

adj. furnished with or containing illustrations or images; often used in specific contexts like 'pictured postcards'.

“She collected pictured postcards from every city she visited in Europe.”

“The archive contains several pictured manuscripts from the fourteenth century, each featuring intricate gold-leaf borders and hand-painted scenes.”

Formal

Antonyms

unillustrated

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Frequency
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