/ˈfəʊ.təʊ/, [ˈfəʊtʰəʊ], /ˈfoʊ.toʊ/
OriginClipping of photograph.
- informalA photograph.
“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of fie”
- informalA photo finish.
“By this stage, Goof was clearly warming to his theme and, as they flashed past the post together, he reported that it was a photo. "And I don't know or care who won the photo," he concluded.”
- informalA digital picture of any kind.
- informalPhotography
“Photo student in need of subjects.”
- transitiveTo take a photograph of.
“[1956] 1992 ed., The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=5kjheskJwVAC&pg=PA465&lpg=PA465&sig=_CY8N5ZLStxnOIlf_CNHhhBEPjA
What fun to be photoed together, / What luck ”
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He even had himself photoed helping to hold one of the fire-h”
“Always photoing exits. What are all these ways out but rehearsals for his own?”
Formsphotos(plural) · photos(present, singular, third-person) · photoing(participle, present) · photoed(participle, past) · photoed(past)