describe
IPA: dɪskrˈaɪb
verb
- (transitive) To represent in words.
- (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
- (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
- (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
- (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
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Examples of "describe" in Sentences
- The caption describes the image.
- She is described as a pyromaniac.
- The artwork is described in the article.
- It is described as the wrath of the wind.
- The collection is described as priceless.
- The character was described to be amatory.
- Chauvinism has been used to describe the reports.
- Events occurred as described in the contemporaneous written report.
- One describes the protocol while the other describes the delivery method.
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