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describedescribe /dɪˈskraɪb/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdescribeOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin describere, from scribere to write VERB TABLEdescribe |
| Present | I, you, we, they | describe | | he, she, it | describes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | described | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have described | | he, she, it | has described | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had described | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will describe | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have described |
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| Present | I | am describing | | he, she, it | is describing | | you, we, they | are describing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was describing | | you, we, they | were describing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been describing | | he, she, it | has been describing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been describing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be describing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been describing |
THESAURUSto say what a person, thing, or situation is like by giving details about what the person or thing looks, behaves, feels, sounds etc. like or what happened in the situation► describeto say what a person, thing, or situation is like by giving details about what the person or thing looks, behaves, feels, sounds etc. like or what happened in the situation: The folk tale describes the creation of the Earth. ► tell somebody about something to talk to someone about something, and give him or her information about it: Tell me a little about your past work experience. ► write about somebody/something to describe someone or something in a piece of writing: In his book, he writes about his life in Mexico. ► give an account of something to describe what happened in a situation, especially when the story will be used officially, for example in a news report or legal case: The judge asked the witness to give her account of the robbery. ► portray formal to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially when this is wrong: She has been portrayed in the press as a business genius, but she was really just lucky. ► characterize formal to describe someone or something as a particular type of person or thing: I would characterize myself as a fair person. 1to say what a person, thing, or situation is like by giving details about what the person or thing looks, behaves, feels, sounds etc. like or what happened in the situation: The folk tale describes the creation of the Earth.describe somebody/something as something Nick’s co-workers described him as fun and outgoing.describe somebody/something to somebody The woman described her attacker to the police.describe how/what/where etc. Children were asked to describe what they saw in the painting.describe doing something She described being lifted into the air by the explosion.THESAURUStell somebody about something – to talk to someone about something, and give him or her information about it: Tell me a little about your past work experience.write about somebody/something – to describe someone or something in a piece of writing: In his book, he writes about his life in Mexico.give an account of something – to describe what happened in a situation, especially when the story will be used officially, for example in a news report or legal case: The judge asked the witness to give her account of the robbery.portray formal – to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially when this is wrong: She has been portrayed in the press as a business genius, but she was really just lucky.characterize formal – to describe someone or something as a particular type of person or thing: I would characterize myself as a fair person.2formal if something describes a shape, it follows the outside line of that shape: Her hand described a circle in the air. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin describere, from scribere to write] |