Noun
the frame of a house
I need new frames for my glasses. Verb
It was the first state to frame a written constitution.
She framed her questions carefully.
He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply.
She claims that she was framed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Argyle responded in the bottom half of the frame and was sparked by a lead off hit by TCU commit Grady Emerson, the number one sophomore in the nation.—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2024 Will Klein took over for McArthur and gave up four hits, including a double, and two runs before getting out of the frame.—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
Verb
The former police detective’s case has been a cause célèbre of sorts for Republicans who have attempted to frame his conviction as political.—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024 That Newton’s wariness of mass culture frames the story from the very beginning is a sign that viewers are in for something much smarter, bolder, and more challenging than the entertainment industry’s typical, sanitized take on radical politics.—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 May 2024
Adjective
After the shutter button is pressed, Samsung uses advanced multi-frame processing to combine multiple images into a single picture and AI to automatically adjust the photo as necessary.—Samantha Kelly, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023 To start with, the company’s Super Resolution feature kicks in at zoom levels of 25x and higher, and uses multi-frame processing to combine over 10 images to reduce noise and enhance clarity.—Jon Porter, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for frame
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Word History
Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
Middle English, to benefit, construct, from Old English framian to benefit, make progress; akin to Old Norse fram forward, Old English fram from
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