describe meaning
EN
[dəˈskɹaɪb] [dɪsˈkɹaɪb] [-aɪb] 
US - VerbSGdescribesPRdescribingPT, PPdescribedPREdés-
- (transitive) To represent in words.
- The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
- The geographer describes countries and cities.
- (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
- to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
- (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
- The function describes a very complex surface.
- (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
- The fungus was first described by a botanist.
- (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
- (transitive) To represent in words.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Before embedding, the number of zygocardiac teeth and urocardiac ridges (as described by [25 ]) (Fig 1C ) was counted and both structures were submerged in 100% ethanol (~5 s) and air dried (~1 h).
- Others referred to interfragmentary movements to describe local mechanical conditions needed for adequate bony healing.
- ame for all four contestants, one of which reviews a film, which’s title is selected by the audience. The other three act out the film described by the reviewer. —The WLiiA? Wiki
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Longipedlactone L [23 ] was isolated from Kadsura ananosma and longipedlactone H [24 ] from Kadsura longipedunculata as described.
- In that study, some of the subjects had dreams in which they were slaking their thirst, very much like the dreams of convenience Freud described.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of describe in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Verbs
- en describes
- en describer
- en described
- en describee
- en describees
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "describe" is a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.