Everyday English
picture someone or something
imagine clearly
To imagine someone or something clearly in your mind.
Hear it in real life
What did the old station look like?
I can picture the red roof and the small ticket office.
I can picture my grandparents sitting in that garden.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I picture about my old school.
Say: I picture my old school.
In this sense, picture takes the thing imagined directly without about.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
picture someone doing something; picture something clearly
Your turn: say it out loud
I can picture my grandparents sitting in that garden.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
picture someone or something
imagine clearly
“I can picture my grandparents sitting in that garden.”
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