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describe

/dɪˈskraɪb/ /dɪˈskraɪb/
verb Regular verbdescribe described
  1. 1 tanımlamak
  2. 2 tarif etmek

Definition (English)

  1. To say or write what someone or something is like.
  2. To explain how something works or what happened.

Example Sentences

  1. Can you describe your new house?
    Yeni evini tarif edebilir misin?
  2. He described the painting in detail.
    Tabloyu ayrıntılı olarak anlattı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base describe
/dɪˈskraɪb/
Past described
/dɪˈskraɪbd/
Participle described
/dɪˈskraɪbd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑ddescribe → described

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /b/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. described /dɪˈskraɪbd/

Synonyms

explainreportdepictportrayillustrateexpressnarrate

Collocations

describe a persondescribe a placedescribe a situationdescribe feelingsdescribe an eventdescribe clearly

Related Words

languagewritingspeechcommunicationstorydetails