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to describe
01
to give details about someone or something to say what they are like
Transitive: to describe sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
describe
3rd person singular
describes
present participle
describing
past simple
described
past participle
described
Examples
He used metaphors to describe the power of nature in his poem.
02
to identify and classify a plant, animal, or other organism based on its distinguishing characteristics
Transitive: to describe an organism
Examples
The botanist described the newly discovered flower species and assigned it the scientific name " Rosa nova ".
03
to outline or delineate a shape, pattern, or form by marking lines on a surface
Transitive: to describe a shape or pattern
Examples
The cartographer described the boundaries of the territory on the map, delineating its borders with precision.
Lexical Tree
describable
described
describe
