image
To represent by an image or symbolTo represent by an image or symbol; to portray.
» The image is out of focus.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.
(transitive)To reflect, mirror.
reflektieren, spiegeln
(transitive)To create an image of.
abbilden
(transitive)To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.
erstellen
- render visible, as by means of MRI
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Examples
398 sentencesThe image is out of focus.
I'd like to change my image.
What's your favorite image editing software?
deWas ist deine Lieblingsbildbearbeitungssoftware? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
God created man in his own image.
ruБог создал человека по своему подобию. — tirpitz
deUnd Gott schuf den Menschen ihm zum Bilde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He is the image of his father.
deEr ist das Ebenbild seines Vaters. — jast
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English ymage, borrowed from Old French image, from Latin imāgō (“a copy, likeFrom Middle English ymage, borrowed from Old French image, from Latin imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym-; the same PIE root is the source of imitari (“to copy, imitate”); see imitate. Doublet of imago.
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Forms
images, imaging, imaged, imagedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.