Described Meaning in English

word · lemma: describe

US

/dɪsˈkɹaɪbd/

di-SKRYBD

UK

/dɪskɹˈaɪbd/

di-SKRYBD

التعريف

Past form of 'describe'. It means someone said or wrote what something was like, or explained it in words.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually followed by what was explained: 'described the scene', 'described him as kind'. Common patterns are 'describe something' and 'describe someone/something as ...'. In passive voice, 'was described as' is very common.

• Spanish: describió - descrito
• Portuguese (BR): descreveu - descrito
• Portuguese (PT): descreveu - descrito
• Chinese (Simplified): 描述了 - 被描述为
• Chinese (Traditional): 描述了 - 被描述為
• Hindi: वर्णन किया - बताया गया
• Arabic: وصف - تم وصفه
• Bengali: বর্ণনা করেছিলেন - বর্ণনা করেছিল
• Russian: описал - описала - описали
• Japanese: 説明した - 描写した
• Vietnamese: mô tả
• Korean: 설명했다 - 묘사했다
• Turkish: tanımladı - anlattı
• Urdu: بیان کیا - وضاحت کی
• Indonesian: menggambarkan - mendeskripsikan

جمل نموذجية

She described the house to me.

basic

He described the problem very clearly.

basic

The book described life in a small town.

basic

She described him as friendly, but he seemed pretty quiet to me.

natural

The movie was nothing like they described online.

natural

He described the trip as exhausting but totally worth it.

natural