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to frame

to frame

82 1.9
To put a picture or photo in a border for display
  • verb
  • /freɪm/
translation icon : enmarcar
  • After printing her favorite photo, she asked the store to frame it professionally.
  • frame a photograph
  • frame a picture
  • frame a painting

Let's just frame the eyes with a touch of mascara just to finish it off.

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Examples

Synonyms

to border
vsto frame
12 3.1

To add a decorative edge around something

means surrounding an item for enclosure rather than just decorative edging
to enframe
vsto frame
8.8

To put something inside a border in a photo or painting to make it stand out

focuses on simple enclosure rather than arranging to highlight

Idioms

out of frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Not visible inside a picture or not right for the situation

Phrasal Verbs

1 4.5

Surround a space or object on all sides to enclose it

1 4.9

To build the basic wooden structure of a building like a house

Compounds

87 3.1

A fixed period when something happens or is expected to happen

27 3.7

The mood a person has at a certain time

A person's ideas and beliefs that shape how they understand things

8 1.9

The fixed part around a window that holds it in the wall

A wooden or metal border that holds and protects a picture

frame of reference
  • Specialized
5 6.1

A system for measuring where things are and how they move from one viewpoint

frame rate
  • Specialized
5 3.4

How many pictures a video, animation, or game shows each second

frame-up
  • Informal
3 8.7

An act of falsely accusing someone by making fake evidence against them

reference frame
  • Specialized
3 7.2

A system that describes where and how an object is located or facing

cold frame
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow

1 4.9

A tall thin body that looks awkward or loosely built

open frame
  • Jargon
1 7.1

A frame in which a player fails to knock down all the pins with two rolls

A digital screen that shows photos as a slideshow

skeletal frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Inside support that gives a building or machine its shape and strength

A set of bars or ropes in a playground that children use to go up and down on

A tool that holds fabric tight while you sew patterns by hand

A square wooden tool archaeologists use to map objects at a dig site

fly frame
  • Archaic
9.4

A machine in a textile mill that twists stretched fibres into loose thread

frame buffer
  • Specialized
5.4

An area of computer memory that stores the picture shown on the screen

inertial frame
  • Specialized
8.7

A point of view where objects stay still or move steadily unless a force acts

8.9

A frame where objects stay still or move straight at constant speed unless a force acts on them

roving frame
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that pulls and lightly twists loose fibres to make thin yarn for spinning

A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids

A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories

planning frame
  • Specialized
7.7

A square wooden frame archaeologists use to draw and measure features at a site

A thin strong body with visible muscles and little fat

speed frame
  • Specialized
8.5

A machine that pulls and slightly twists fibers to make a loose rope for spinning

spinning frame
  • Specialized
5.8

A machine that pulls, twists, and winds fibers into yarn

8.1

A very tall thin body shape that looks like a long bean

6.5

A metal frame with handles that helps people walk and keep their balance

How Elaborate

to trim
19 4.1
to border
12 3.1
to frame
82 1.9
to mount
125 3.8

Surface Forms

frame infinitive
framed past
framed past participle
framing present participle
frames third person singular

Etymology

To frame a picture or window follows the same idea of fitting a border around something to hold it in place. That is why to frame an image is to put it in a surround or border.