Definition: 1. Give a description of. 2. To give an account or representation of in words. 3. Identify as in botany or biology, for example. 4. Make a mark or lines on a surface.
Use 'describe' in a sentence:
1. Describe where a butterfly comes from.
2. Please describe two uses of an aircraft carrier.
3. Write down three adjectives that describe you.
4. She described the decision as 'unfortunate'.
5. You describe yourself as a born-again carnivore.
6. Can you describe him to me?
7. Official handouts describe the Emperor as "particularly noted as a scholar."
8. They did not describe it, your Majesty.
9. Which word can best describe Tom?
10. My films try to describe a journey of discovery, both for myself and the viewer.
11. Describe them--describe them, my boy!
12. I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time.
13. What season does it describe?
14. The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin.
15. It's hard to find enough superlatives to describe this book.
16. Ask their children to describe its characters.
17. His novels nicely describe life in Britain between the wars.
18. Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses.
19. He describes his book as ‘ a homage to my father ’.
20. Describe what a pen looks like.
21. His public persona is quite different from the family man described in the book.
22. Please describe an achievement that you are proud of.
23. The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities.
24. He has been described as the world's greatest violinist.
25. We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time.
26. How do you describe your books?
27. You have to be able to describe things in a form that the end user can understand.
28. Describe how you did it.
29. Can you describe the place where you live?
30. How do you describe what you do?
31. Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile.
32. He was described as 'tall, dark and handsome'.
33. He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
34. 'Register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
35. The book goes on to describe his experiences in the army.
36. The situation was described by one insider as ‘ absolute chaos ’.
37. He described himself grandly as a 'landscape architect'.
38. The book describes a spiritual journey from despair to happiness.
39. With the best will in the world I could not describe him as a good father.
40. A lexicographer's job is to describe the language.
41. The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.
42. The poem humorously describes local characters and traditions.
43. The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described.
44. 'It's so., so.' I was groping for the right word to describe it.
45. The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20.
46. The book describes in outline the main findings of the research.
47. Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky.
48. Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.
49. Marsh goes on to describe his impression of Nim.
50. Globalization is a catchall to describe increased international trade.
51. The recurring decimal 3.999 … is also described as 3.9 recurring.
52. We can credibly describe the band's latest album as their best yet.
53. There is a range of programs on the market which may be described as design aids.
54. Jim was described by his colleagues as 'unusual'.
55. The judge described the attack as an abominable crime.
56. He described the attack as the work of savages.
57. China has been described as an 'emerging economic powerhouse'.
