describe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To represent in words.
2. (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
3. (transitive) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
4. (transitive) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.

Sinonieme

depict

explain

portray

narrate

delineate

express

tell

define

draw

relate

represent

report

characterize

picture

illustrate

paint

characterise

interpret

distinguish

recite

trace

name

elucidate

denote

qualify

recount

description

identify

show

sketch

state

account

say

🗣️

key

🔑

discover

outline

limn

line

refer to

write out

write up

mention

expound

key out

demonstrate

indicate

typify

voice

word

express in words

Vertalings

décrire

descrivere

beschreiben

describir

beschrijven

descrever

περιγράφω

descriure

représenter

tanımlamak

dessiner

dibujar

caractériser

وَصَفَ

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪˈskɹaɪb/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English descriven, from Old French descrivre, from Latin dēscrībō (“I copy off, transcribe, sketch off, describe in painting or writing”), from dē (“off”) + scrībō (“write”); see scribe and shrive. Displaced native Old English āmearcian.