describe
give a description of
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,851 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,787 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- give a description of also: depict, draw He drew an elaborate plan of attack
- to give an account or representation of in words also: report, account Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
- make a mark or lines on a surface also: trace, draw, line, delineate draw a linetrace the outline of a figure in the sand
- identify as in botany or biology, for example also: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, name
describe in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Don't know how to describe it except to say it's uncomfortable.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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How can I describe my horror at seeing, as I believed, your brother Bartja?
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Does he mean the crime which the statutes of the civilized states describe as such?
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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In short, I cannot describe the effect of this kind of eye--at least upon me.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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THE following humorous lines well describe the difficulty that editors find in pleasing the public.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1