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Definition describe in British English

describe verb

[transitive] verb
/dɪˈskraɪb/
1

to give details about what someone or something is like

Example

The email system is fully described in section 10.

Example

I don't think that's quite the word to describe my feelings.

Example

The attacker is described as around 30, with dark hair and a beard.

Example

Paramedics described the scene as a battlefield.

Example

Could you describe how the trip ended?

Example

She described feeling so angry that she wanted to hit him.

Synonyms and related words
describe define illustrate
1.1

to say that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing

Example

Was this the man she had once described as a hero?

Example

I wouldn't describe her as a nice person.

Synonyms and related words
sort classify characterize
2

to make a shape

Example

The river describes an almost perfect arc across their land.

Synonyms and related words
shape reshape form
Definition describe in British English