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pictured

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈpɪktʃɝd// UK //pˈɪktʃəd// pic·tured

v. to imagine something or someone in your mind. You use this when you are thinking about how a person or a place looks.

v. to form a mental image of someone or something; to imagine. Often used in the past tense or as a past participle to describe a mental representation.


SIMPLE

I pictured my new house while I was at work.

CONTEXTUAL

She pictured her brother standing at the airport with a big sign and a smile.

COMPLEX

The architect asked the clients if they had pictured how the natural light would shift through the atrium during the winter months.

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Usage

Transitive verb; often followed by a gerund ('pictured him walking') or a prepositional phrase ('pictured him in the garden').

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