de·scribe
Pronounced:
/dɪˈskraɪb/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
de·scribes; de·scribed; de·scrib·ingMeaning:
[+ obj] 1 : to tell someone the appearance, sound, smell, events, etc., of (something or someone) : to say what something or someone is like ▪ 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? —often + as ▪ He was described by his friends as generous and loyal. ▪ Reporters described the scene as a disaster area.
2 formal : to make a motion or draw a line that shows the shape of (something) ▪ She used a stick to describe a circle on the ground.
2 formal : to make a motion or draw a line that shows the shape of (something) ▪ She used a stick to describe a circle on the ground.
—de·scrib·able /dɪˈskraɪbəbəl/ adjective ▪ The process is not easily describable.
/dɪˈskraɪbəbəl/ adjective ▪ The process is not easily describable.