described; describing
1
: to represent or give an account of in words
describe a picture
The police asked her to describe the thief.
There were so many things he wanted to describe …—
James Joyce
James Joyce2
: to represent by a figure, model, or picture : delineate
described in her paintings what she saw from her window
3
obsolete
: distribute
4
: to trace or traverse the outline of
describe a circle
describer
noun
Examples of describe in a Sentence
The witness wasn't able to describe the robber.
He described the house in perfect detail.
The article describes how the experiment was done.
She described watching dolphins play beside the ship.
Please describe what happened next.
Can you describe the lost dog to me?
She used a stick to describe a circle on the ground.
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Jack Spencer, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
In my book Status Quo is Not Company Policy: Empowering Innovation Through Adaptive Leadership, my coauthor interviewed our Engineering Manager, who described his experience prior to coming to Rayburn.
—David A. Naylor, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Over hours of harrowing testimony, Cassie described acquiescing to Diddy.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Meanwhile, the article also described Bezos as choosing to accompany Sanchez to glitzy events or on luxury European vacations rather than to be present for the chaos that some of his decisions have unleashed at the Washington Post.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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“Describe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/describe. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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describe
verb
de·scribe
di-ˈskrīb 
described; describing
1
: to represent or give an account of in words
2
: to trace the outline of
describe a circle
describer
noun
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