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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Describe \De*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Described; p. pr. &
vb. n. Describing.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- +
scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F.
d['e]crire. See Scribe, and cf. Descry.]
1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate;
to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the
compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as
to describe a circle.
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2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an
account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as,
the geographer describes countries and cities.
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3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off;
to class. [Obs.]
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Passed through the land, and described it by cities
into seven parts in a book. --Josh. xviii.
9.
Syn: To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount;
narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Describe \De*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Described; p. pr. &
vb. n. Describing.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- +
scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F.
d['e]crire. See Scribe, and cf. Descry.]
1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate;
to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the
compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as
to describe a circle.
2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an
account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as,
the geographer describes countries and cities.
3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off;
to class. [Obs.]
Passed through the land, and described it by cities
into seven parts in a book. --Josh. xviii.
9.
Syn: To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount;
narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
describing
vb.
(present participle of en describe nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
describing
vb.
(present participle of en describe nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
describing
vb.
(present participle of en describe nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
describing
vb.
(present participle of en describe nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
describing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm d escrib ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
describing
Engelska a.
(avledning en describe ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb describe)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Describing /dɪskɹˈaɪbɪŋ/ الوصفFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
describing /dɪskɹˈaɪbɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]popisující
describing /dɪskɹˈaɪbɪŋ/ beschreibend see: describe, described, undescribedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
describing /dɪskɹˈaɪbɪŋ/ bezeichnend see: describe, described, describes, describedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
describing /dɪskɹˈaɪbɪŋ/
darlegend, darstellend, umschreibend
Synonym: outlining
see: outline, describe, outlined, described, He is not the creep he is usually portrayed as.
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]describing /dɪskɹˈaɪbɪŋ/ που περιγράφειFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/dɪsˈkɹaɪbɪŋ/
vbl. 描述;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vbl. 描述