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describe

[ dih-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

described, describing.
  1. to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of:

    He described the accident very carefully.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to pronounce, as by a designating term, phrase, or the like; label:

    There are few people who may be described as geniuses.

  3. to indicate; be a sign of; denote:

    Conceit, in many cases, describes a state of serious emotional insecurity.

  4. to represent or delineate by a picture or figure.
  5. Geometry. to draw or trace the outline of:

    to describe an arc.



describe

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to give an account or representation of in words
  2. to pronounce or label

    he has been described as a genius

  3. to draw a line or figure, such as a circle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·a·i·ٲ noun
  • ·a· adverb
  • ·İ noun
  • non·a· adjective
  • v·· verb (used with object) overdescribed overdescribing
  • d· verb (used with object) predescribed predescribing
  • d· verb (used with object) redescribed redescribing
  • -· adjective
  • un·a· adjective
  • un·a··ness noun
  • un·a· adverb
  • ܲd· adjective
  • ɱ-· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of describe1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English describen, from Latin ŧī, equivalent to ŧ- de- + ī “to write”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of describe1

C15: from Latin dēī to copy off, write out, delineate, from de- + ī to write
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Synonym Study

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. To narrate is to recount the occurrence of something, usually by giving the details of an event or events in the order of their happening. Narrate thus applies only to that which happens over time: to narrate an incident.
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Israel's prime minister also shared his congratulations, describing Huckabee as a "dear friend" in a post on X.

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Returning director Toby Haynes calls the original “a perfect script, a neat potboiler,” but describes “Into Infinity” as “maybe the most ambitious ‘Black Mirror’ episode ever made.”

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"Case reports of fatal overdoses often describe suffering during the hours after ingestion before the patient loses consciousness and ultimately dies."

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Robert Reid, deputy president for sport at the FIA, has resigned over what he describes as "a fundamental breakdown in governance standards within motorsport's global governing body".

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Speaking in Mandarin Chinese, the soldiers described their background and how they were captured.

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