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di-SKRYB/dɪˈskraɪb/

To describe is to say what something is like, with details. Describe a picture. Describe someone to the police. You describe something to a person — not “describe someone the thing” without to. Description is the noun. Explain is about why or how; describe is about what it looks/feels like.

Meaning

To say what someone or something is like.

Examples

• “Can you describe the man you saw?”
• “Describe your hometown in five sentences.”
• “She described the taste as sweet.”

Good to know

describe something to someone. Noun: description. why/how = explain.

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