- describe ***** de·scribe vt
- [dɪs'kraɪb]
descrivere
describe him for us — descrivicelo
she describes herself as a teacher — dice di essere insegnante
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Describe — De*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Described}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Describing}.] [L. describere, descriptum; de + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d[ e]crire. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Descry}.] 1. To represent by drawing; to draw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Describe — De*scribe , v. i. To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scribe — (skr[imac]b), n. [L. scriba, fr. scribere to write; cf. Gr. ska rifos a splinter, pencil, style (for writing), E. scarify. Cf. {Ascribe}, {Describe}, {Script}, {Scrivener}, {Scrutoire}.] 1. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
describe — [di skrīb′] vt. described, describing [ME descriven < OFr descrivre < L describere, to copy down, transcribe < de , from + scribere, to write: see SCRIBE] 1. to tell or write about; give a detailed account of 2. to picture in words 3. to … English World dictionary
scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… … Word origins
describe — de|scribe W1S1 [dıˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: describere, from scribere to write ] 1.) to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them ▪ The police asked her to describe the two men. ▪ An alternative… … Dictionary of contemporary English
describe — de|scribe [ dı skraıb ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to give details about what someone or something is like: The e mail system is fully described in section 10. I don t think that s quite the word to describe my feelings. describe someone/something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
describe — [15] To describe something is literally to ‘write it down’. The word comes from Latin dēscrībere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe, script, etc). English originally borrowed it via… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
describe — [15] To describe something is literally to ‘write it down’. The word comes from Latin dēscrībere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe, script, etc). English originally borrowed it via… … Word origins
Scribe — n. & v. n. 1 a person who writes out documents, esp. an ancient or medieval copyist of manuscripts. 2 Bibl. an ancient Jewish record keeper or professional theologian and jurist. 3 (in full scribe awl) a pointed instrument for making marks on… … Useful english dictionary
