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Describe
describe
(describes, describing, described) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened. We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time... She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together... Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden. VERB: V wh, V n, V -ing 2. If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale... Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined... He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process. VERB: V n as n, V n as adj, V n as -ing
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transitive verb (~d; describing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~re, from de- + scribere to write — more at scribe Date: 15th century 1. to represent or give an account of in words ~ a picture 2. to represent by a figure, model, or picture ; delineate 3. obsolete distribute 4. to trace or traverse the outline of ~ a circle 5. archaic observe, perceive • describable adjective • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 a state the characteristics, appearance, etc. of, in spoken or written form (described the landscape). b (foll. by as) assert to be; call (described him as a habitual liar). 2 a mark out or draw (esp. a geometrical figure) (described a triangle). b move in (a specified way, esp. a curve) (described a parabola through the air). Derivatives describable adj. describer n. Etymology: L describere (as DE-, scribere script- write) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) изображать 2) описывать; вычерчивать 3) характеризовать to describe arc — описывать дугу to describe by equation — описывать уравнением to describe circle — описывать окружность to describe path — двигаться по траектории ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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гл. описывать Syn: depict, report DESCRIBE описывать; составлять описание – described but not claimed ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. описывать, изображать to describe a person —- описать человека to describe one's purposes —- изложить свои намерения to describe smb.'s views —- охарактеризовать чьи-л. взгляды to describe smth. as good (to be good) —- описать или охарактеризовать что-л. с хорошей стороны he was described as being very clever —- о нем говорили, что он очень умен 2. описывать words cannot describe this scene —- слова бессильны описать эту сцену 3. описывать; вычерчивать to describe a circle —- описать окружность to describe a triangle —- построить треугольник ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) описывать, изображать; характеризовать(ся) (as) I would describe him as an excellent teacher. Would you describe this piece of music as well written? The prisoner described himself as an unemployed painter. to describe ones purposes - изложить свои намерения 2) описать (круг, кривую); начертить Syn: see portray ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them (The police asked her to describe the two men. | An alternative approach to the problem is described in Chapter 3. | describe how/why/what etc) (It's difficult to describe how I feel. | describe sb/sth as) (Sarah described him as shy. | describe sb/sth to sb) (So describe this new boyfriend to me! | describe doing sth) (He described going downstairs and finding his mother lying on the floor.) (- see speak) 2 formal to make a shape in the air by moving your hands in a particular way (Her hand described a circle in the air.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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