/dɪˈskraɪb/
Translation
To say or write what someone or something is like, so others can picture it.
Word origin
From Latin describere, meaning to write down or copy off, from scribere, to write.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- describere
Grammar
Examples
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"Describe" means to say what someone is like.
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"Describes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Described" is the past form of "describe".
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Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
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