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
The Orioles southpaw then threw scoreless frames in the fifth and seventh — the only two innings in which the Athletics didn’t score — but gave up three more runs in the sixth.—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024 If Jalon Daniels can stay healthy, Arnold could easily top 1,000 yards with his 6’3 frame and big play ability.
7.—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
Verb
But two people familiar with the company’s launch said that Calibrate’s go-to-market strategy and guidance to its coaches, from the beginning, was framed around the idea that GLP-1s could be effective when taken temporarily.—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024 But for the children, the journey was framed as a daring family experience.—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 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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