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# pic

noun (a pic, pics) — informal

«pic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Short for picture or photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#m1)
2. (informal, especially UK, Australia) A film, short for "picture" (old: "the pics"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In real speech and texts: "send me a pic", "nice pic!". Common on phones and social media. Phrases: profile pic, take a pic, send a pic.

### Examples

- Send me a pic of your new puppy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#x1)
- That's a great pic of the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#x2)
- Can I take a pic of you? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#x3)
- She changed her profile pic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#x4)
- I've got loads of pics from the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#x5)
- Never send pics to strangers online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/#x6)

### Note

Informal; in school writing use "picture" or "photo". Plural: pics. Online safety: don't share pics with people you don't know. Also spelt "pix" for plural.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pic.html) on Mova free.