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How to pronounce describe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms depict, draw
Type of exposit, set forth, expound
Has types adumbrate, delineate, outline, represent, sketch
Derivation description
Type Words
Synonyms discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name
Type Words
Synonyms account, report
Type of inform
Derivation description, descriptive


Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental.
Type Words
Synonyms delineate, draw, line, trace
Type of mark
Has types write, circumscribe, inscribe, construct
Verb group draw

Examples of describe

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Aficionados use words such as transcendental and ethereal to describe the drink.
From the thenewstribune.com
I'm thinking about coining a new phrase to describe a particular film sub-genre.
From the theatlantic.com
The best word to describe Jay Cutler's performance against Dallas is courageous.
From the suntimes.com
As I grew up it was hard to have relationships with people, to describe my past.
From the mirror.co.uk
He chopped at his arms and shoulders to describe his son's devastating injuries.
From the stltoday.com
A fee-based IFA should clearly describe the options available to pay their fees.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The SeaWorld records describe 100 incidents, but Black said they are incomplete.
From the suntimes.com
In addition to reading the text, readers describe photos, graphics and diagrams.
From the sacbee.com
I don't know how to describe the shaking, but when it ended I just felt seasick.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
  • Report: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
  • Trace: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
  • Identify: identify as in botany or biology, for example
  • To represent in words; (mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure; (biology) To scientifically reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species
  • Report in writing on a system or component by its type or other observed characteristics to distinguish it from other components used for the same purpose.
  • In a descriptive answer you should recount, characterize, sketch or relate in narrative form.
  • Provide characteristics and features
  • Means "to show what something is by drawing a picture with words": Describe in detail what the man looked like.