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- Dictionaryde·scribe/dəˈskrīb/
verb
- 1. give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events: "the man was described as tall, clean-shaven, and with short dark hair" Similar
- 2. mark out or draw (a geometric figure): "on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described" Similar
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The meaning of DESCRIBE is to represent or give an account of in words. How to use describe in a sentence.
DESCRIBE definition: 1. to say or write what someone or something is like: 2. If you describe a shape, you draw it or…. Learn more.
Describe definition: to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of. See examples of DESCRIBE used in a sentence.
To describe is to report details about something either out loud or in writing. "Since we can't come to Paris with you, please describe it in your letter!" Describe is from the Latin word describere which means "to write down." When you describe something, you're "da" scribe, the person writing things down!
Definition of describe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DESCRIBE meaning: 1. to say or write what someone or something is like: 2. If you describe a shape, you draw it or…. Learn more.
describe, narrate, agree in the idea of giving an account of something. To describe is to convey in words the appearance, nature, attributes, etc., of something. The word often implies vividness of personal observation: to describe a scene, an event.
1. to tell or depict in words; give an account of: to describe an accident in detail. 2. to pronounce, as by a designating term or phrase: to describe someone as a tyrant. 3. to represent or delineate by a picture. 4. to draw or trace the outline of: to describe an arc.
describe something (formal or technology) to make a movement that has a particular shape; to form a particular shape The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish. The road describes a long loop around the town. describable. /dɪˈskraɪbəbl/ adjective See describe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: describe.
To convey an idea or impression of; characterize. She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery. American Heritage. To picture in words. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move through space in such a way as to represent or conform to (the outline of a given shape) The gymnast's rotating arm described an arc.
