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describing

/dɪsˈkraɪbɪŋ/

describing in

describingnoun

describings

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

Gerund meaning ‘the act or process of describing’.

Definitions

The act or process of giving an account of something in words.

Accurate describing of the symptoms helps doctors make a correct diagnosis.

describinggerund / present participle

/dɪsˈkraɪbɪŋ/

Used attributively as a present-participle adjective (e.g., "describing words").

Translations

описательный

The book includes a lot of describing passages.

Книга содержит много описательных отрывков.

Definitions

Serving to describe or give an account of something.

The describing words in the poem painted a vivid picture of the landscape.

describeverb

describing

Gerund

described

Past Simple

described

Past Participle

describing

Gerund

/dɪsˈkraɪb/

Translations

характеризовать

How would you describe his behavior?

Как бы ты охарактеризовал его поведение?

описывать

Can you describe the scene to me?

Можешь описать мне сцену?

Additional translations

излагать

Definitions

To give an account of something by providing details about its characteristics, qualities, or events.

She described the scene in vivid detail, making it easy for everyone to imagine.

To represent or depict something in words or with a drawing.

The artist described the landscape with a few quick strokes of the pencil.

To identify or classify something by its characteristics or features.

The scientist described the new species based on its unique physical traits.

To draw or trace (a geometric figure or path) accurately or to cause an object to move so as to form a specified shape.

The satellite described a perfect circle around the planet.

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