Word: frame Word origin: Old English framian ‘be useful’, of Germanic origin and related to from. The general sense in Middle English, ‘make ready for use’, probably led to frame (sense 2 of the verb); it also gave rise to the specific meaning ‘prepare timber for use in building’, later ‘make the wooden parts (framework) of a building’, hence the noun sense ‘structure’ (late Middle English). Phonetic: freɪm Listen:
a rigid structure that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or windowpane.
a person's body with reference to its size or build. Example: a shiver shook her slim frame
a basic structure that underlies or supports a system, concept, or text. Example: the establishment of conditions provides a frame for interpretation
a structural environment within which a class of words or other linguistic units can be correctly used. For example I — him is a frame for a large class of transitive verbs.
a single complete picture in a series forming a cinema, television, or video film. Example: video footage slowed down to 20 frames a second
the triangular structure for positioning the red balls in snooker.
place (a picture or photograph) in a frame. Example: he had had the photo framed
formulate (a concept, plan, or system). Example: staff have proved invaluable in framing the proposals
produce false evidence against (an innocent person) so that they appear guilty. Example: he claims he was framed
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