# pictured

/ˈpɪktʃɝd/ (US) · /pˈɪktʃəd/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/pictured
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 1. imagined

verb · CEFR B1

to have imagined or visualized something in your mind.

For teachers: 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.

### 2. shown in a photo

verb · CEFR B1

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

For teachers: 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.

### 3. containing pictures

adjective · CEFR C1 · Formal

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

For teachers: 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.

## Examples

- I pictured my new house while I was at work.
- She pictured her brother standing at the airport with a big sign and a smile.
- 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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