Question 1 · Quick check
describe
CEFRA1
/dɪˈskɹaɪb/
verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To say what someone or something is like.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo give rise to a geometrical structure.
Examples
Bill Clinton spoke in ambiguous language when asked to describe his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
The scene of the murder was too terrible to describe.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [dɪˈskɹɑɪ̯b]
- [dɪˈskɹəjb]
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
To represent in words.
To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
More examples
In contextCan you describe the object?
Several witnesses describe seeing lights in the sky that night.
The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō (“to copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing”), from dē (“off”) + scrībō (“write”); see scribe and shrive. Displaced native Old English āmearcian.