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describe

/dəˈskɹaɪb/

An illustration for describe

verb

to tell someone the appearance, sound or smell of something

  • “In the first paragraph, she describes an idea of home.”Tatoeba
  • “She uses her talent as an artist to describe places.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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