in the picture ⇒ informed about a given situation.
the pictures ⇒ chiefly Brit Austral a cinema or film show.a complete image on a television screen, comprising two interlaced fields.a person, scene, etc, considered as typifying a particular state or quality: the picture of despair.a person or thing that bears a close resemblance to another: he was the picture of his father.a situation considered as an observable scene: the political picture.a verbal description, esp one that is vivid.a mental image or impression: a clear picture of events.( as modifier): picture gallery, picture postcard.a visual representation of something, such as a person or scene, produced on a surface, as in a photograph, painting, etc.Portray: His book pictured the world of the future. Imagine: He couldn't picture himself doing such a thing.ĭescribe graphically: He pictured Rome so vividly that you half-believed you were there. to represent in a picture or pictorially, as by painting or drawing.Computing, Cinemathe image on a computer monitor, the viewing screen of a television set, or a motion-picture screen.a situation or set of circumstances: the economic picture.a visible or concrete embodiment of some quality or condition: the picture of health.the image or perfect likeness of someone else: He is the picture of his father.a person, thing, group, or scene regarded as resembling a work of pictorial art in beauty, fineness of appearance, etc.: She was a picture in her new blue dress.Show Business pictures, Informal ( older use).Show Businessa tableau, as in theatrical representation.a particular image or reality as portrayed in an account or description.a mental image: a clear picture of how he had looked that day.any visible image, however produced: pictures reflected in a pool of water.a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.ture (pik ′chər), USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur.Imagine: Picture this: a herd of elephants charging right at you. to represent pictorially, as by painting or drawing: The artist pictured her as a young, vibrant woman.Computing, Cinemathe image on a television screen, motion-picture screen, or computer monitor.a situation or set of circumstances: He's missing the big picture (= He does not understand the entire situation).
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