to say what someone or something is like: She was able to describe her attacker to the police. Neighbours described her as a shy, quiet girl. [ + question word ] I tried to describe what I had seen. Fewer examples. I can't describe the pain I suffered when he died. Newspapers have described their marriage as a sham.
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If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened. 2. If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so.
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Synonyms for DESCRIBE: depict, portray, characterize, illustrate, define, render, paint, summarize; Antonyms of DESCRIBE: distort, misrepresent, falsify, color, twist, misstate, pervert, warp.
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Definition of describe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Describe definition: to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of. See examples of DESCRIBE used in a sentence.
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describe meaning, definition, what is describe: to say what something or someone is like...: Learn more.
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