🇬🇧 Frame meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To frame something means to put a border, usually made of wood or metal, around a picture or photo, and often add glass in front. This protects the picture and makes it look nicer so you can hang it on a wall or stand it up to display.

We framed a family photo where the baby is laughing, the dog is barking, and Dad’s eyes are closed.

The art teacher framed my blob of paint and called it ‘Colorful Confusion’ like it was super fancy.

Dad framed a photo of me sneezing, so now it looks like I’m blowing a hurricane onto the wall.

At school, they framed my painting of a sunset, but everyone keeps asking why the sun looks like a fried egg.

My cousin framed his handprint, so in fifty years he can show people how tiny his high-five used to be.

An old man finds a painting on the floor. He cleans it, then asks a child to frame it. The child learns to frame the wood around the painting, to frame the glass on top, to frame the edge with gold, and to frame the hanging rope. The child smiles and they hang the picture on the wall. They clap.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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