ALL meanings of describe
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D d - verb describe If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened. 3
- verb describe If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so. 3
- verb describe If something describes a particular shape, it forms that shape or makes a movement that follows the line of that shape. 3
- verb describe to give an account or representation of in words 3
- verb describe to pronounce or label 3
- verb describe to draw a line or figure, such as a circle 3
- verb transitive describe to tell or write about; give a detailed account of 3
- verb transitive describe to picture in words 3
- verb transitive describe to trace the outline of 3
- verb transitive describe to descry 3
- verb with object describe to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully. 1
- verb with object describe to pronounce, as by a designating term, phrase, or the like; label: There are few people who may be described as geniuses. 1
- verb with object describe to indicate; be a sign of; denote: Conceit, in many cases, describes a state of serious emotional insecurity. 1
- verb with object describe to represent or delineate by a picture or figure. 1
- verb with object describe Geometry. to draw or trace the outline of: to describe an arc. 1
- noun describe Give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events. 1
- transitive verb describe portray in words 1
- verb describe (Transitive Verb) To represent in words. 0
- verb describe (Transitive Verb) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out. 0
- verb describe (Transitive Verb) (mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure. 0
- verb describe (Transitive Verb) (taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa. 0
- verb describe (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. 0