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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.3</span> <span>Related terms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Related_terms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Translations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Translations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.4</span> <span>Translations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Translations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.5</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Anagrams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Anagrams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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title="describe – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Norwegian" lang="no" hreflang="no" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Norsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="describe" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wiktionary.org/wiki/describe" title="describe – 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Displaced native <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English" class="extiw" title="w:Old English">Old English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/amearcian#Old_English" title="amearcian">āmearcian</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Appendix:English_pronunciation" title="Appendix:English pronunciation">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/dɪˈskɹaɪb/</span>, <span class="IPA">/dəˈskɹaɪb/</span></li> <li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r50165410">.mw-parser-output .k-player .k-attribution{visibility:hidden}</style><table class="audiotable" style="vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; list-style: none; line-height: 1em; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0;"><tbody><tr><td>Audio <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="usage-label-accent"><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English" class="extiw" title="w:American English">US</a></span></span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span><span class="ib-colon qualifier-colon">:</span></td><td class="audiofile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="175" style="width:175px;" data-durationhint="2" data-mwtitle="En-us-describe.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/En-us-describe.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/En-us-describe.ogg/En-us-describe.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></td><td class="audiometa" style="font-size: 80%;">(<a href="/wiki/File:En-us-describe.ogg" title="File:En-us-describe.ogg">file</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table></li> <li>Rhymes: <a href="/wiki/Rhymes:English/a%C9%AAb" title="Rhymes:English/aɪb"><span class="IPA">-aɪb</span></a></li> <li>Hyphenation: <span class="Latn" lang="en">de‧scribe</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="en">describe</strong> (<i>third-person singular simple present</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en s-verb-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/describes#English" title="describes">describes</a></b>, <i>present participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en ing-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/describing#English" title="describing">describing</a></b>, <i>simple past and past participle</i> <b class="Latn form-of lang-en ed-form-form-of" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/described#English" title="described">described</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">transitive</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> To represent in words. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">The feeling is difficult to <b>describe</b>, but not unpleasant.</i></div></dd> <dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">The geographer <b>describes</b> countries and cities.</i></div></dd> <dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">Several witnesses <b>describe</b> seeing lights in the sky that night.</i></div></dd></dl> <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>1959</b></span>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgette_Heyer" class="extiw" title="w:Georgette Heyer">Georgette Heyer</a>, chapter 1, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_Ajax" class="extiw" title="w:The Unknown Ajax">The Unknown Ajax</a></cite>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en"><span class="q-hellip-sp"></span><span class="q-hellip-b">[</span>…<span class="q-hellip-b">]</span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span>his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe <b>described</b> as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>2014</b> November 2, Daniel Taylor, “<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/02/manchester-city-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report">Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United</a>”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" class="extiw" title="w:The Guardian">The Guardian</a></cite>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately <b>described</b> as certainties.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>2024</b> January 27, Eliana Bollati, “Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner smashes two world records in just two days”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexerto" class="extiw" title="w:Dexerto">Dexerto</a></cite>‎<sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.dexerto.com/baldurs-gate/baldurs-gate-3-speedrunner-smashes-two-world-records-in-just-two-days-2501968/">[1]</a></sup>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Mae, who <b>describes</b> herself on Patreon as a 20-year-old university student from Canada, holds several world records for Baldur’s Gate 3 speedruns already — including her insane 4:15 any% speedrun.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>2024</b> August 28, John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, “FBI discovered a DHS document describing improvised explosive devices during investigation of Trump’s would-be assassin”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN" class="extiw" title="w:CNN">CNN</a></cite>‎<sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/politics/dhs-document-ied-trump-shooter/index.html">[2]</a></sup>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Among the documents Donald Trump’s would-be-assassin studied while formulating his plans for an attack on the former president was a public document from the Department of Homeland Security, <b>describing</b> different kinds of improvised explosive devices and the number of explosives needed to inflict casualties over certain distances, a senior law enforcement official told CNN.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><b>2024</b> September 9, Katie Lobosco, “Fact check: Trump and Vance keep falsely describing how tariffs work”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN" class="extiw" title="w:CNN">CNN</a></cite>‎<sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/politics/fact-check-trump-vance-tariffs/index.html">[3]</a></sup>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance continue to falsely <b>describe</b> how one of their major policy proposals, across-the-board tariffs, would work.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li> <li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">transitive</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">to <b>describe</b> a circle by the compasses;   a torch waved about the head in such a way as to <b>describe</b> a circle</i></div></dd></dl> <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>1826</b></span>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fenimore_Cooper" class="extiw" title="w:James Fenimore Cooper">James Fenimore Cooper</a>, <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans" class="extiw" title="w:The Last of the Mohicans">The Last of the Mohicans</a></cite>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Uncas <b>described</b> an arc in the water with his own blade, and as the canoe passed swiftly on, Chingachgook recovered his paddle, and flourishing it on high, he gave the war-whoop of the Mohicans.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li> <li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>1906</b></span>, James George Frazer, <cite>Adonis, Attis, Osiris</cite>, volume 2, page <span class="None" lang="und">146</span>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">His body was contracted and bent towards them, and <b>described</b> an undulatory movement like that of a worm writhing.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li> <li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">transitive</a><span class="ib-comma label-comma">,</span> <a href="/wiki/mathematics" title="mathematics">mathematics</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> To give rise to a geometrical structure. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">The function <b>describes</b> a very complex surface.</i></div></dd></dl></li> <li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive" title="Appendix:Glossary">transitive</a><span class="ib-comma label-comma">,</span> <a href="/wiki/taxonomy" title="taxonomy">taxonomy</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> To introduce a new <a href="/wiki/taxon" title="taxon">taxon</a> to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other <a href="/wiki/taxa" title="taxa">taxa</a>. <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="en">The fungus was first <b>described</b> by a botanist.</i></div></dd></dl></li> <li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac label-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content label-content"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#obsolete" title="Appendix:Glossary">obsolete</a></span><span class="ib-brac label-brac">)</span></span> To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. <ul><li><div class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><span class="None" lang="und"><b>1611</b></span>, <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible" class="extiw" title="w:Bible">The Holy Bible,<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New. Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: & with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Reuised, by His Maiesties Speciall Comandement. Appointed to be Read in Churches.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></a></cite> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version" class="extiw" title="w:King James Version">King James Version</a>), London: <span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="Imprinted at London by">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"> </span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barker_(printer)" class="extiw" title="w:Robert Barker (printer)">Robert Barker</a>,<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="printer to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie.">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/964384981">→OCLC</a></small>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Joshua" class="extiw" title="w:Book of Joshua">Joshua</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1611_Joshua-Chapter-18/#9">18:9</a>:</span><dl><dd><div class="h-quotation"><span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Passed through the land, and <b>described</b> it by cities into seven parts in a book.</span></div></dd></dl></div></li></ul></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Synonyms">Synonyms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Synonyms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">to represent in words</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span><span class="ib-colon sense-qualifier-colon">:</span> <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/portray#English" title="portray">portray</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/betell#English" title="betell">betell</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/depict#English" title="depict">depict</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/report#English" title="report">report</a></span>; see also <a href="/wiki/Thesaurus:describe" title="Thesaurus:describe">Thesaurus:describe</a></li> <li><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">to represent in writing</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span><span class="ib-colon sense-qualifier-colon">:</span> <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/bewrite#English" title="bewrite">bewrite</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="list-switcher-wrapper"><div class="list-switcher" data-toggle-category="derived terms"><div class="term-list columns-bg ul-column-count" data-column-count="3"><ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/abovedescribed#English" title="abovedescribed">abovedescribed</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/aforedescribed#English" title="aforedescribed">aforedescribed</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/describability#English" title="describability">describability</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/describee#English" title="describee">describee</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/describer#English" title="describer">describer</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/misdescribe#English" title="misdescribe">misdescribe</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/overdescribe#English" title="overdescribe">overdescribe</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/predescribe#English" title="predescribe">predescribe</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/redescribe#English" title="redescribe">redescribe</a></span></li><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/w/index.php?title=there_are_no_words_to_describe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="there are no words to describe (page does not exist)">there are no words to describe</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Related_terms">Related terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Related terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/describable#English" title="describable">describable</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/description#English" title="description">description</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/descriptive#English" title="descriptive">descriptive</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/descriptivism#English" title="descriptivism">descriptivism</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/descriptivist#English" title="descriptivist">descriptivist</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/descriptor#English" title="descriptor">descriptor</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/scribe#English" title="scribe">scribe</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Translations">Translations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Translations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-to_represent_in_words"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">to represent in words</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="to represent in words"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r81584270">.mw-parser-output .translations{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .translations-cell{background-color:var(--wikt-palette-lightyellow,#FFFFe0);vertical-align:top;text-align:left}</style> <ul><li>Afrikaans: <span class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/beskryf#Afrikaans" title="beskryf">beskryf</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://af.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskryf" class="extiw" title="af:beskryf">(af)</a></span></li> <li>Albanian: <span class="Latn" lang="sq"><a href="/wiki/p%C3%ABrshkruaj#Albanian" title="përshkruaj">përshkruaj</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sq.wiktionary.org/wiki/p%C3%ABrshkruaj" class="extiw" title="sq:përshkruaj">(sq)</a></span></li> <li>Arabic: <span class="Arab" lang="ar"><a href="/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%81#Arabic" title="وصف">وَصَفَ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ar-Latn" class="tr Latn">waṣafa</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <dl><dd>Egyptian Arabic: <span class="Arab" lang="arz"><a href="/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%81#Egyptian_Arabic" title="وصف">وصف</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="arz-Latn" class="tr Latn">waṣaf</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Armenian: <span class="Armn" lang="hy"><a href="/wiki/%D5%B6%D5%AF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%AC#Armenian" title="նկարագրել">նկարագրել</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hy.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D5%B6%D5%AF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%AC" class="extiw" title="hy:նկարագրել">(hy)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hy-Latn" class="tr Latn">nkaragrel</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Armn" lang="hy"><a href="/wiki/%D5%A2%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B7%D5%A5%D5%AC#Armenian" title="բնորոշել">բնորոշել</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hy.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D5%A2%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B7%D5%A5%D5%AC" class="extiw" title="hy:բնորոշել">(hy)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hy-Latn" class="tr Latn">bnorošel</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Asturian: <span class="Latn" lang="ast"><a href="/wiki/describir#Asturian" title="describir">describir</a></span></li> <li>Azerbaijani: <span class="Latn" lang="az"><a href="/wiki/t%C9%99svir_etm%C9%99k#Azerbaijani" title="təsvir etmək">təsvir etmək</a></span></li> <li>Basque: <span class="Latn" lang="eu"><a href="/w/index.php?title=deskribatzea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="deskribatzea (page does not exist)">deskribatzea</a></span></li> <li>Belarusian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="be"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8C#Belarusian" title="апісваць">апі́сваць</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="be-Latn" class="tr Latn">apísvacʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="be"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%8C#Belarusian" title="апісаць">апіса́ць</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="be-Latn" class="tr Latn">apisácʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Bengali: <span class="Beng" lang="bn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="বর্ণনা করা (page does not exist)">বর্ণনা করা</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bn-Latn" class="tr Latn">bornona kora</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Bulgarian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="описвам (page does not exist)">опи́свам</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC" class="extiw" title="bg:описвам">(bg)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">opísvam</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="опиша (page does not exist)">опи́ша</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">opíša</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Burmese: <span class="Mymr" lang="my"><a href="/wiki/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AF%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%80%96%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA#Burmese" title="သရုပ်ဖော်">သရုပ်ဖော်</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://my.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AF%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%80%96%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA" class="extiw" title="my:သရုပ်ဖော်">(my)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="my-Latn" class="tr Latn">sa.ruphpau</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Mymr" lang="my"><a href="/wiki/%E1%80%96%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC#Burmese" title="ဖော်ပြ">ဖော်ပြ</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://my.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%80%96%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC" class="extiw" title="my:ဖော်ပြ">(my)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="my-Latn" class="tr Latn">hpau-pra.</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Catalan: <span class="Latn" lang="ca"><a href="/wiki/descriure#Catalan" title="descriure">descriure</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ca.wiktionary.org/wiki/descriure" class="extiw" title="ca:descriure">(ca)</a></span></li> <li>Chinese: <dl><dd>Mandarin: <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E8%BF%B0#Mandarin" title="描述">描述</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E8%BF%B0" class="extiw" title="zh:描述">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">miáoshù</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hant" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E5%AF%AB#Mandarin" title="描寫">描寫</a></span><span class="Zsym mention" style="font-size:100%;"> / </span><span class="Hans" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E5%86%99#Mandarin" title="描写">描写</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E5%AF%AB" class="extiw" title="zh:描寫">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">miáoxiě</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Hani" lang="cmn"><a href="/wiki/%E5%BD%A2%E5%AE%B9#Mandarin" title="形容">形容</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BD%A2%E5%AE%B9" class="extiw" title="zh:形容">(zh)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="cmn-Latn" class="tr Latn">xíngróng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Cornish: <span class="Latn" lang="kw"><a href="/wiki/deskrifa#Cornish" title="deskrifa">deskrifa</a></span></li> <li>Czech: <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/popisovat#Czech" title="popisovat">popisovat</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/popisovat" class="extiw" title="cs:popisovat">(cs)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="cs"><a href="/wiki/popsat#Czech" title="popsat">popsat</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cs.wiktionary.org/wiki/popsat" class="extiw" title="cs:popsat">(cs)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></li> <li>Danish: <span class="Latn" lang="da"><a href="/wiki/beskrive#Danish" title="beskrive">beskrive</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskrive" class="extiw" title="da:beskrive">(da)</a></span></li> <li>Dutch: <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/beschrijven#Dutch" title="beschrijven">beschrijven</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/beschrijven" class="extiw" title="nl:beschrijven">(nl)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/omschrijven#Dutch" title="omschrijven">omschrijven</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/omschrijven" class="extiw" title="nl:omschrijven">(nl)</a></span></li> <li>Esperanto: <span class="Latn" lang="eo"><a href="/wiki/priskribi#Esperanto" title="priskribi">priskribi</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="eo"><a href="/wiki/adjektivi#Esperanto" title="adjektivi">adjektivi</a></span></li> <li>Estonian: <span class="Latn" lang="et"><a href="/wiki/kirjeldama#Estonian" title="kirjeldama">kirjeldama</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/kuvailla#Finnish" title="kuvailla">kuvailla</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/kuvailla" class="extiw" title="fi:kuvailla">(fi)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/luonnehtia#Finnish" title="luonnehtia">luonnehtia</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/luonnehtia" class="extiw" title="fi:luonnehtia">(fi)</a></span></li> <li>French: <span class="Latn" lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/d%C3%A9crire#French" title="décrire">décrire</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/d%C3%A9crire" class="extiw" title="fr:décrire">(fr)</a></span></li> <li>Galician: <span class="Latn" lang="gl"><a href="/wiki/describir#Galician" title="describir">describir</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://gl.wiktionary.org/wiki/describir" class="extiw" title="gl:describir">(gl)</a></span></li> <li>Georgian: <span class="Geor" lang="ka"><a href="/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A6%E1%83%AC%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90#Georgian" title="აღწერა">აღწერა</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ka.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A6%E1%83%AC%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" class="extiw" title="ka:აღწერა">(ka)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ka-Latn" class="tr Latn">aɣc̣era</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/beschreiben#German" title="beschreiben">beschreiben</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/beschreiben" class="extiw" title="de:beschreiben">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Greek: <span class="Grek" lang="el"><a href="/wiki/%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%86%CF%89#Greek" title="περιγράφω">περιγράφω</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%86%CF%89" class="extiw" title="el:περιγράφω">(el)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="el-Latn" class="tr Latn">perigráfo</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span> <dl><dd>Ancient: <span class="Polyt" lang="grc"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E1%BC%90%CE%BA%CF%86%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B6%CF%89&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ἐκφράζω (page does not exist)">ἐκφράζω</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="grc-Latn" class="tr Latn">ekphrázō</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>Hebrew: <span class="Hebr" lang="he"><a href="/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A8#Hebrew" title="תיאר">תיאר</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="he-Latn" class="tr Latn">te'ér</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Hindi: <span class="Deva" lang="hi"><a href="/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE#Hindi" title="वर्णन करना">वर्णन करना</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="hi-Latn" class="tr Latn">varṇan karnā</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Hungarian: <span class="Latn" lang="hu"><a href="/wiki/le%C3%ADr#Hungarian" title="leír">leír</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/le%C3%ADr" class="extiw" title="hu:leír">(hu)</a></span></li> <li>Icelandic: <span class="Latn" lang="is"><a href="/wiki/l%C3%BDsa#Icelandic" title="lýsa">lýsa</a></span></li> <li>Ido: <span class="Latn" lang="io"><a href="/wiki/deskriptar#Ido" title="deskriptar">deskriptar</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://io.wiktionary.org/wiki/deskriptar" class="extiw" title="io:deskriptar">(io)</a></span></li> <li>Interlingua: <span class="Latn" lang="ia"><a href="/wiki/describer#Interlingua" title="describer">describer</a></span></li> <li>Italian: <span class="Latn" lang="it"><a href="/wiki/descrivere#Italian" title="descrivere">descrivere</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/descrivere" class="extiw" title="it:descrivere">(it)</a></span></li> <li>Japanese: <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E8%A8%98%E8%BF%B0#Japanese" title="記述">記述する</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%A8%98%E8%BF%B0" class="extiw" title="ja:記述">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">きじゅつする, kijutsu suru</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Jpan" lang="ja"><a href="/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E5%86%99#Japanese" title="描写">描写する</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%8F%8F%E5%86%99" class="extiw" title="ja:描写">(ja)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="tr">びょうしゃする, byōsha suru</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Kazakh: <span class="Cyrl" lang="kk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ыспаттау (page does not exist)">ыспаттау</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="kk-Latn" class="tr Latn">yspattau</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="kk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%B4%D3%99%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%83&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="дәлелдеу (page does not exist)">дәлелдеу</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="kk-Latn" class="tr Latn">däleldeu</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="kk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%B0%D0%B9%D2%93%D0%B0%D2%9B%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="айғақтау (page does not exist)">айғақтау</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="kk-Latn" class="tr Latn">aiğaqtau</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="kk"><a href="/wiki/%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83#Kazakh" title="сипаттау">сипаттау</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="kk-Latn" class="tr Latn">sipattau</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Khmer: <span class="Khmr" lang="km"><a href="/wiki/%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%8E%E1%9F%8C%E1%9E%93%E1%9E%B6#Khmer" title="ពណ៌នា">ពណ៌នា</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://km.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%8E%E1%9F%8C%E1%9E%93%E1%9E%B6" class="extiw" title="km:ពណ៌នា">(km)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="km-Latn" class="tr Latn">pɔənaʼniə</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Korean: <span class="Kore" lang="ko"><a href="/wiki/%EC%84%9C%EC%88%A0%ED%95%98%EB%8B%A4#Korean" title="서술하다">서술하다</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EC%84%9C%EC%88%A0%ED%95%98%EB%8B%A4" class="extiw" title="ko:서술하다">(ko)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ko-Latn" class="tr Latn">seosulhada</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Kore" lang="ko"><a href="/wiki/%EB%AC%98%EC%82%AC%ED%95%98%EB%8B%A4#Korean" title="묘사하다">묘사하다</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ko.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EB%AC%98%EC%82%AC%ED%95%98%EB%8B%A4" class="extiw" title="ko:묘사하다">(ko)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ko-Latn" class="tr Latn">myosahada</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Ladino: <span class="Latn" lang="lad"><a href="/wiki/deskrivir#Ladino" title="deskrivir">deskrivir</a></span></li> <li>Lao: <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%9E%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%B2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ພັນລະນາ (page does not exist)">ພັນລະນາ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">phan la nā</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%9E%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%A3%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%B2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ພັນຣະນາ (page does not exist)">ພັນຣະນາ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">phan ra nā</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%9E%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%B2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ພັນນະນາ (page does not exist)">ພັນນະນາ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">phan na nā</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%8A%E0%BA%B5%E0%BB%89%E0%BB%81%E0%BA%88%E0%BA%87&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ຊີ້ແຈງ (page does not exist)">ຊີ້ແຈງ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">sī chǣng</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Laoo" lang="lo"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%8D%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%8D&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ບັນຍາຍ (page does not exist)">ບັນຍາຍ</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="lo-Latn" class="tr Latn">ban nyāi</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Latin: <span class="Latn" lang="la"><a href="/wiki/describo#Latin" title="describo">dēscrībō</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/describo" class="extiw" title="la:describo">(la)</a></span></li> <li>Latvian: <span class="Latn" lang="lv"><a href="/w/index.php?title=aprakst%C4%ABt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="aprakstīt (page does not exist)">aprakstīt</a></span></li> <li>Lithuanian: <span class="Latn" lang="lt"><a href="/wiki/apra%C5%A1yti#Lithuanian" title="aprašyti">aprašyti</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://lt.wiktionary.org/wiki/apra%C5%A1yti" class="extiw" title="lt:aprašyti">(lt)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="lt"><a href="/w/index.php?title=i%C5%A1reik%C5%A1ti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="išreikšti (page does not exist)">išreikšti</a></span></li> <li>Macedonian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="mk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0#Macedonian" title="опишува">опишува</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mk-Latn" class="tr Latn">opišuva</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="mk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B5#Macedonian" title="опише">опише</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mk-Latn" class="tr Latn">opiše</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Mongolian: <dl><dd>Cyrillic: <span class="Cyrl" lang="mn"><a href="/wiki/%D0%B7%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85#Mongolian" title="зурах">зурах</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://mn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B7%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85" class="extiw" title="mn:зурах">(mn)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mn-Latn" class="tr Latn">zurax</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="mn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%85&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="тодорхойлох (page does not exist)">тодорхойлох</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://mn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%85" class="extiw" title="mn:тодорхойлох">(mn)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mn-Latn" class="tr Latn">todorxojlox</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="mn"><a href="/wiki/%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85#Mongolian" title="тайлбарлах">тайлбарлах</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://mn.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85" class="extiw" title="mn:тайлбарлах">(mn)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="mn-Latn" class="tr Latn">tajlbarlax</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></dd></dl></li> <li>North Frisian: <dl><dd>Föhr-Amrum: <span class="Latn" lang="frr"><a href="/wiki/beskriiw#North_Frisian" title="beskriiw">beskriiw</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Norwegian: <dl><dd>Bokmål: <span class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/beskrive#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="beskrive">beskrive</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://no.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskrive" class="extiw" title="no:beskrive">(no)</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Occitan: <span class="Latn" lang="oc"><a href="/wiki/descriure#Occitan" title="descriure">descriure</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://oc.wiktionary.org/wiki/descriure" class="extiw" title="oc:descriure">(oc)</a></span></li> <li>Old English: <span class="Latn" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/amearcian#Old_English" title="amearcian">āmearcian</a></span></li> <li>Oromo: <span class="Latn" lang="om"><a href="/wiki/ibsuu#Oromo" title="ibsuu">ibsuu</a></span></li> <li>Persian: <span class="Arab fa-Arab" lang="fa"><a href="/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%81_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86#Persian" title="توصیف کردن">توصیف کردن</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="fa-Latn" class="tr Latn">towsif kardan</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Arab fa-Arab" lang="fa"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="وصفیدن (page does not exist)">وصفیدن</a></span>, <span class="Arab fa-Arab" lang="fa"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="بیانیدن (page does not exist)">بیانیدن</a></span></li> <li>Polish: <span class="Latn" lang="pl"><a href="/wiki/opisywa%C4%87#Polish" title="opisywać">opisywać</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/opisywa%C4%87" class="extiw" title="pl:opisywać">(pl)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="pl"><a href="/wiki/opisa%C4%87#Polish" title="opisać">opisać</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/opisa%C4%87" class="extiw" title="pl:opisać">(pl)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></li> <li>Portuguese: <span class="Latn" lang="pt"><a href="/wiki/descrever#Portuguese" title="descrever">descrever</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://pt.wiktionary.org/wiki/descrever" class="extiw" title="pt:descrever">(pt)</a></span></li> <li>Romanian: <span class="Latn" lang="ro"><a href="/wiki/descrie#Romanian" title="descrie">descrie</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ro.wiktionary.org/wiki/descrie" class="extiw" title="ro:descrie">(ro)</a></span></li> <li>Russian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C#Russian" title="описывать">опи́сывать</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C" class="extiw" title="ru:описывать">(ru)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">opísyvatʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C#Russian" title="описать">описа́ть</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C" class="extiw" title="ru:описать">(ru)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">opisátʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Scots: <span class="Latn" lang="sco"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Scots">describe</a></span></li> <li>Serbo-Croatian: <dl><dd>Cyrillic: <span class="Cyrl" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8#Serbo-Croatian" title="описивати">описи́вати</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8#Serbo-Croatian" title="описати">опи́сати</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></dd> <dd>Roman: <span class="Latn" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/opisivati#Serbo-Croatian" title="opisivati">opisívati</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sh.wiktionary.org/wiki/opisivati" class="extiw" title="sh:opisivati">(sh)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sh"><a href="/wiki/opisati#Serbo-Croatian" title="opisati">opísati</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sh.wiktionary.org/wiki/opisati" class="extiw" title="sh:opisati">(sh)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Slovak: <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=opisova%C5%A5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="opisovať (page does not exist)">opisovať</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=op%C3%ADsa%C5%A5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="opísať (page does not exist)">opísať</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=popisova%C5%A5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="popisovať (page does not exist)">popisovať</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=pop%C3%ADsa%C5%A5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="popísať (page does not exist)">popísať</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></li> <li>Slovene: <span class="Latn" lang="sl"><a href="/w/index.php?title=opisovati&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="opisovati (page does not exist)">opisovati</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="sl"><a href="/wiki/opisati#Slovene" title="opisati">opisati</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sl.wiktionary.org/wiki/opisati" class="extiw" title="sl:opisati">(sl)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></li> <li>Sorbian: <dl><dd>Lower Sorbian: <span class="Latn" lang="dsb"><a href="/w/index.php?title=wopisowa%C5%9B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="wopisowaś (page does not exist)">wopisowaś</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dsb"><a href="/w/index.php?title=wopisa%C5%9B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="wopisaś (page does not exist)">wopisaś</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></dd> <dd>Upper Sorbian: <span class="Latn" lang="hsb"><a href="/w/index.php?title=wopisowa%C4%87&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="wopisować (page does not exist)">wopisować</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://hsb.wiktionary.org/wiki/wopisowa%C4%87" class="extiw" title="hsb:wopisować">(hsb)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="hsb"><a href="/w/index.php?title=wopisa%C4%87&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="wopisać (page does not exist)">wopisać</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Spanish: <span class="Latn" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/describir#Spanish" title="describir">describir</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/describir" class="extiw" title="es:describir">(es)</a></span></li> <li>Swedish: <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/beskriva#Swedish" title="beskriva">beskriva</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskriva" class="extiw" title="sv:beskriva">(sv)</a></span></li> <li>Tajik: <span class="Cyrl" lang="tg"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="тасвир кардан (page does not exist)">тасвир кардан</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://tg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD" class="extiw" title="tg:тасвир кардан">(tg)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="tg-Latn" class="tr Latn">tasvir kardan</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Telugu: <span class="Telu" lang="te"><a href="/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A3%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%81#Telugu" title="వర్ణించు">వర్ణించు</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://te.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A3%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%81" class="extiw" title="te:వర్ణించు">(te)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="te-Latn" class="tr Latn">varṇiñcu</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Thai: <span class="Thai" lang="th"><a href="/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2#Thai" title="พรรณนา">พรรณนา</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://th.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2" class="extiw" title="th:พรรณนา">(th)</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="th-Latn" class="tr Latn">pan-ná-naa</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Turkish: <span class="Latn" lang="tr"><a href="/wiki/tan%C4%B1mlamak#Turkish" title="tanımlamak">tanımlamak</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://tr.wiktionary.org/wiki/tan%C4%B1mlamak" class="extiw" title="tr:tanımlamak">(tr)</a></span></li> <li>Ukrainian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="uk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8#Ukrainian" title="описувати">опи́сувати</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="uk-Latn" class="tr Latn">opýsuvaty</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="uk"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8#Ukrainian" title="описати">описа́ти</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="uk-Latn" class="tr Latn">opysáty</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Urdu: <span class="Arab ur-Arab" lang="ur"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%BA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="بیان کریں (page does not exist)">بیان کریں</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ur-Latn" class="tr Latn">bayān karnā</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Uzbek: <span class="Latn" lang="uz"><a href="/w/index.php?title=tavsiflamoq&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="tavsiflamoq (page does not exist)">tavsiflamoq</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://uz.wiktionary.org/wiki/tavsiflamoq" class="extiw" title="uz:tavsiflamoq">(uz)</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="uz"><a href="/w/index.php?title=tasvirlamoq&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="tasvirlamoq (page does not exist)">tasvirlamoq</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://uz.wiktionary.org/wiki/tasvirlamoq" class="extiw" title="uz:tasvirlamoq">(uz)</a></span></li> <li>Vietnamese: <span class="Latn" lang="vi"><a href="/wiki/mi%C3%AAu_t%E1%BA%A3#Vietnamese" title="miêu tả">miêu tả</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://vi.wiktionary.org/wiki/mi%C3%AAu_t%E1%BA%A3" class="extiw" title="vi:miêu tả">(vi)</a></span></li> <li>Welsh: <span class="Latn" lang="cy"><a href="/wiki/disgrifio#Welsh" title="disgrifio">disgrifio</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://cy.wiktionary.org/wiki/disgrifio" class="extiw" title="cy:disgrifio">(cy)</a></span></li> <li>Yiddish: <span class="Hebr" lang="yi"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D7%91%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91%D7%9F&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="באַשרייבן (page does not exist)">באַשרייבן</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="yi-Latn" class="tr Latn">bashreybn</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="NavFrame" id="Translations-to_give_rise_to_a_geometrical_structure"><div class="NavHead" style="text-align:left">to give rise to a geometrical structure</div><div class="NavContent"><table class="translations" role="presentation" data-gloss="to give rise to a geometrical structure"><tbody><tr><td class="translations-cell multicolumn-list" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r81584270"> <ul><li>Bulgarian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="очертавам (page does not exist)">очерта́вам</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://bg.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC" class="extiw" title="bg:очертавам">(bg)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">očertávam</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="bg"><a href="/w/index.php?title=%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%8F&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="очертая (page does not exist)">очерта́я</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="bg-Latn" class="tr Latn">očertája</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Danish: <span class="Latn" lang="da"><a href="/wiki/beskrive#Danish" title="beskrive">beskrive</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskrive" class="extiw" title="da:beskrive">(da)</a></span></li> <li>Finnish: <span class="Latn" lang="fi"><a href="/wiki/kuvata#Finnish" title="kuvata">kuvata</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/kuvata" class="extiw" title="fi:kuvata">(fi)</a></span></li> <li>German: <span class="Latn" lang="de"><a href="/wiki/beschreiben#German" title="beschreiben">beschreiben</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/beschreiben" class="extiw" title="de:beschreiben">(de)</a></span></li> <li>Norwegian: <dl><dd>Bokmål: <span class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/beskrive#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="beskrive">beskrive</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://no.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskrive" class="extiw" title="no:beskrive">(no)</a></span></dd></dl></li> <li>Russian: <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C#Russian" title="описывать">опи́сывать</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C" class="extiw" title="ru:описывать">(ru)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">opísyvatʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C#Russian" title="описать">описа́ть</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C" class="extiw" title="ru:описать">(ru)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">opisátʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C#Russian" title="очерчивать">оче́рчивать</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C" class="extiw" title="ru:очерчивать">(ru)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">očérčivatʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span>, <span class="Cyrl" lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8C#Russian" title="очертить">очерти́ть</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8C" class="extiw" title="ru:очертить">(ru)</a></span> <span class="gender"><abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span lang="ru-Latn" class="tr Latn">očertítʹ</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span></li> <li>Slovak: <span class="Latn" lang="sk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=ur%C4%8Di%C5%A5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="určiť (page does not exist)">určiť</a></span></li> <li>Swedish: <span class="Latn" lang="sv"><a href="/wiki/beskriva#Swedish" title="beskriva">beskriva</a></span><span class="tpos"> <a href="https://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/beskriva" class="extiw" title="sv:beskriva">(sv)</a></span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="checktrans"> <dl><dd><i>The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. 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Merriam</a>, <span class="None" lang="und">1913</span>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/800618302">→OCLC</a></small>.</span></span></li> <li><span class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dwight_Whitney" class="extiw" title="w:William Dwight Whitney">William Dwight Whitney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Eli_Smith" class="extiw" title="w:Benjamin Eli Smith">Benjamin E[li] Smith</a>, editors (<span class="None" lang="und">1911</span>), “<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://server-66-113-234-189.da.direct/century-dictionary.com/html/wnph-chw.php?query=describe&type=dicts">describe</a>”, in <cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_Dictionary" class="extiw" title="w:Century Dictionary">The Century Dictionary<span class="q-hellip-sp"> </span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">[</span></span><span title="and Cyclopedia: With a New Atlas of the World; a Work of General Reference in All Departments of Knowledge in Twelve Volumes">…</span><span class="q-hellip-b"><span style="font-style: normal;">]</span></span><span class="q-hellip-b"></span></a></cite>, New York, N.Y.: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_Company" class="extiw" title="w:The Century Company">The Century Co.</a>, <small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/867766587">→OCLC</a></small>.</span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anagrams">Anagrams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Anagrams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/escribed#English" title="escribed">escribed</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Galician">Galician</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Galician"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb_2">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="gl">describe</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention">inflection of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="gl"><a href="/wiki/describir#Galician" title="describir">describir</a></i></span>:</span> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#third_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">third-person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#present_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">present</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indicative_mood" title="Appendix:Glossary">indicative</a></span></li> <li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#second_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">second-person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#imperative_mood" title="Appendix:Glossary">imperative</a></span></li></ol></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Latin">Latin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Latin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb_3">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="la">dēscrībe</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#second_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">second-person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#present_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">present</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#active_voice" title="Appendix:Glossary">active</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#imperative_mood" title="Appendix:Glossary">imperative</a> of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="la"><a href="/wiki/describo#Latin" title="describo">dēscrībō</a></i></span></span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scots">Scots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Scots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_2">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" class="extiw" title="w:English language">English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="en"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#English">describe</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb_4">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="sco">describe</strong> (<i>third-person singular simple present</i> <b class="Latn" lang="sco"><a href="/wiki/describes#Scots" title="describes">describes</a></b>, <i>present participle</i> <b class="Latn" lang="sco"><a href="/wiki/describin#Scots" title="describin">describin</a></b>, <i>simple past</i> <b class="Latn" lang="sco"><a href="/wiki/describit#Scots" title="describit">describit</a></b>, <i>past participle</i> <b class="Latn" lang="sco"><a href="/wiki/describit#Scots" title="describit">describit</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li>to <span class="Latn" lang="en"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#English">describe</a></span></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spanish">Spanish</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Spanish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Verb_5">Verb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=describe&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="es">describe</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention">inflection of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="es"><a href="/wiki/describir#Spanish" title="describir">describir</a></i></span>:</span> 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