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took a picture

took a picture is the simple past of take a picture.

Meaning of take a picture

Verb

take a picture (third-person singular simple present takes a picture, present participle taking a picture, simple past took a picture, past participle taken a picture)

  1. (idiomatic) To photographically capture an image
    • I took a picture of my family.
  2. (informal) Used as a rebuke to someone perceived to be staring at one. Also take a picture, it'll last longer.

Questions about took a picture

What is took a picture the simple past of?
Took a picture is the simple past of take a picture.

Words near took a picture in the dictionary

  1. took a nap
  2. took a number
  3. took a page out of someone's book
  4. took a page out of someone's playbook
  5. took a pew
  6. took a picture
  7. took a pill
  8. took a piss
  9. took a pitch
  10. took a powder
  11. took a pull

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