describe
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The meaning (definition) of the word describe
to tell what something looks like or feels like
The word describe used in a sentence
“Can you describe what the puppy looks like to me?”
Words that mean the same as describe (synonyms)
explaintell
How the word describe is said around the world
| French | décrire (daykreer) |
| Spanish | describir (dayskreeveer) |
| Mandarin | 描述 (miáo shù) |
| Hindi | वर्णन करना (vurnuhn kurnah) |
| Arabic | يصف (yahsf) |
| Russian | описывать (opisyvat') |
| Portuguese (EU) | descrever (dayshkrivayr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | descrever (dayskrayvayr) |
| Japanese | 説明する (setsumeisu ru) |
| German | beschreiben (buhshrybuhn) |
| Urdu | بیان کریں (bahyahn kurayn) |
| Punjabi | ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰੋ (vuruhnuhn kuroh) |
| Korean | 설명하다 (seolmyeonghada) |
| Hebrew | לְתַאֵר (ltahayr) |
| Greek | περιγράφω (perigrapho) |
| Dutch | beschrijven (buhskhreivuhn) |
| Tagalog | ilarawan (eelahrowahn) |
| Vietnamese | mô tả (moh tah) |
| Turkish | betimlemek (baytimlaymek) |
| Persian | توصیف کردن (tohseef kahrdahn) |
| Polish | opisać (awpeesahch) |
| Ukrainian | описувати (opysuvaty) |
| Bengali | বর্ণনা করুন (bawrnawnah kohroon) |
| Swedish | beskriva (buhskreevah) |
| Italian | descrivere (dayskreevayray) |
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