Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #828 of 1319

portrait (n.)

a picture of a person

Examples

  • A portrait of the queen.

Key rules

  • A portrait is a picture of a person
  • A portrait of the queen, paint a portrait
  • Portrait is countable

Common mistakes

  • She painted my portraits → She painted my portrait
💡 Tip: Art // Painting // Photography
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