describe
Definitions
- vt. describir, narrar.
- To give an account of in speech or writing: describe a sea voyage.
- To convey an idea or impression of; characterize: She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
- To represent pictorially; depict: Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
- To trace the form or outline of: describe a circle with a compass.
- to give an account or representation of in words
- to pronounce or label: he has been described as a genius.
- to draw a line or figure, such as a circle
- to tell or depict in words; give an account of: to describe an accident in detail.
- to pronounce, as by a designating term or phrase: to describe someone as a tyrant.
Conjugation
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Equivalents
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Afrikaansbeskryf
Azərbaycan dilitəsvir etmək
বাংলাবর্ণনা করা
Bosanskiописати
Catalàdescriure
Cymraegdisgrifio
Danskbeskrive
Ελληνικάπεριγράφω
Eestikirjeldama
فارسیتوصیف کردن
Galegodescribir
עבריתתיאר
हिन्दीवर्णन करना
Hrvatskiописати
Magyarleír
Íslenskalýsa
Italianodescrivere
ქართულიაღწერა
ភាសាខ្មែរពណ៌នា
Latinadēscrībō
Lietuviųaprašyti
Portuguêsdescrever
Românădescrie
Slovenčinaopísať
Shqippërshkruaj
Српскиописати
Svenskabeskriva
తెలుగువర్ణించు
ไทยพรรณนา
Türkçetanımlamak
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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