take a picture

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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.

• Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take