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Definition of describe
described
;describing
transitive verb
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
2 : 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
nounFrom the M-W Editors
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.
Recent Examples of describe from the Web
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Barksdale asked Givens to describe the conversation his supervisor or supervisors had with Thibodeaux before the supervisors instructed him to submit the warrant application.
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Alessandro Michele's tenure so far at Gucci could best be described in one word: more.
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Griffin is described as a white male, 6 feet tall and 170 pounds, blond hair and blue eyes with several tattoos.
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The suspect is described as a white male who is 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, in his 50s, wearing black biking shorts and a white and black biking shirt Anyone with information about the man is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 343-COPS.
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Winners: Mavericks So many of the factors surrounding the Lakers described above apply to the Mavericks too.
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Most describe the creature, called Normie, as looking like the famed Loch Ness monster that allegedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
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Such views contrast starkly with practices at many U.S. research institutions, which have been reluctant to publicly describe and defend their animal experiments.
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Money: The word that keeps coming to mind to describe the meatballs is dry.
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Origin and Etymology of describe
Middle English, from Latin describere, from de- + scribere to write — more at scribe
DESCRIBE Defined for English Language Learners
describe
playDefinition of describe for English Language Learners
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: to tell someone the appearance, sound, smell, events, etc., of (something or someone) : to say what something or someone is like
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: to make a motion or draw a line that shows the shape of (something)
DESCRIBE Defined for Kids
describe
playDefinition of describe for Students
described
;describing
1 : to write or tell about Describe what you saw.
2 : to draw the outline of First, describe a circle.
Word Root of describe
The Latin word scribere, meaning “to write,” and its form scriptus give us the roots scrib and script. Words from the Latin scribere have something to do with writing. To scribble is to write quickly or carelessly. To describe is to write or tell about something or someone. A manuscript is a document written by hand. To transcribe is to write down something spoken or copy something written.
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