English-Thai Dictionary

describe

VT ทำ เป็น รูปร่าง ใน อากาศ (คำ ทางการ  วาดภาพ ใน อากาศ  tam-pen-rub-rang-nai-ar-kad

 

describe

VT บรรยาย  เล่า  พรรณ นา  บอก  แถลง  ระบุ  express harrate report quote ban-yeai

 

describe as

PHRV เรียก ว่า เป็น  อธิบาย ว่า เป็น  riak-wa-pen

 

describe to

PHRV อธิบาย ต่อ  บอก กับ  a-ti-bai-tor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESCRIBE

v.t.[L. To write. ] 1. To delineate or mark the form or figure; as, to describe a circle by the compasses.
2. To make or exhibit a figure by motion; as, a star describes a circle or an ellipsis in the heavens.
3. To show or represent to others in words; to communicate the resemblance of a thing, by naming its nature, form or properties. The poet describes the Trojan horse. The historian describes the battle of Pharsalia. The moralist describes the effects of corrupt manners. The geographer describes countries and cities.
4. To represent by signs. A deaf and dumb man may describe a distant object. Our passions may be described by external motions.
5. To draw a plan; to represent by lines and other marks on paper, or other material; as, to describe the surface of the earth by a map or chart.
6. To define laxly.

 

DESCRIBED

pp. Represented in form by marks or figures; delineated; represented by words or signs.

 

DESCRIBER

n.One who describes by marks, words or signs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DESCRIBE

De *scribe ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Described; p. pr. & vb. n.Describing. ] Etym: [L. describere, descriptum; de- + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. décrire. See Scribe, and cf. Descry. ]

 

1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.

 

2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities.

 

3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. [Obs. ] Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book. Josh. xviii. 9.

 

Syn. -- To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount; narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.

 

DESCRIBE

DESCRIBE De *scribe ", v. i.

 

Defn: To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.

 

DESCRIBENT

De *scrib "ent, n. Etym: [L. describens, p. pr. of describere.] (Geom.)

 

Defn: Same as Generatrix.

 

DESCRIBER

DESCRIBER De *scrib "er, n.

 

Defn: One who describes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

describe

de scribe |diˈskrīb dəˈskraɪb | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 give an account in words of (someone or something ), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events: the police said the man was described as white, 6 ft. tall, with mousy, cropped hair. 2 mark out or draw (a geometric figure ): on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described. DERIVATIVES de scrib a ble adjective, de scrib er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- ‘down ’ + scribere ‘write. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

describe

de |scribe |dɪˈskrʌɪb | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 give a detailed account in words of: he described his experiences in a letter to his parents. 2 mark out or draw (a geometrical figure ): on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described. • move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure ): a single light is seen to describe a circle. DERIVATIVES describable adjective, describer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- ‘down ’ + scribere ‘write ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

describe

describe verb 1 he described his experiences: report, recount, relate, tell of, set out, chronicle; detail, catalog, give a rundown of; explain, illustrate, discuss, comment on; literary limn. 2 she described him as a pathetic figure: designate, pronounce, call, label, style, dub; characterize, class; portray, depict, brand, paint. 3 the pen described a circle: delineate, mark out, outline, trace, draw. WORD NOTE See limn Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

describe

describe verb 1 he described his experiences in a letter to his parents: report, narrate, recount, relate, tell of, set out, chronicle; express, put into words, give a description /account of, give details of, detail, represent; evoke, conjure up; catalogue, give a rundown of, paint a word picture of, paint in words; explain, expound, elucidate, illustrate, discuss, comment on. 2 a lawyer described him as a pathetic figure: designate, pronounce, call, label, style, dub; characterize, classify, class, categorize, portray, depict, brand, hail, paint. 3 the tip of the light pen described a circle: delineate, mark out, outline, trace, draw, sketch.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

describe

de scribe /dɪskráɪb /〖de (下へ )scribe (書く )〗(名 )description 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; describing 他動詞 1 a. 〈人 物が 〉【人に 】〈人 物 事など 〉の特徴を述べる , 言い表す ; (言葉で )…を記述する, 描写する, 説明する «to , for » (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(c ))▸ describe the young man to the police 警察にその若い男の (容貌 （ようぼう ）体つきなどの )特徴について述べる ▸ The look on his face is hard to describe .彼の顔に浮かんだ表情は言葉で説明しにくい b. 〖describe A as C 〗〈人が 〉A 〈人 物 事 〉をCだと言う , 称する ; AをCと表現 [形容 ]する (!Cは 名詞 形容詞 現在分詞 ) ▸ Tom described malaria as a disease of the past, but that was not the case .トムはマラリアを過去の病気だと言ったが, 実はそうでなかった ▸ The city is always described as fashionable .その都市はいつも流行の先端をいっていると言われている c. 〖describe wh節 句 〗〈人 物が 〉…かを述べる ▸ Nancy started to describe what had happened .ナンシーは何が起こったかを述べ始めた ▸ The book describes what magic is about .その書物には魔法とはどんなものかが書かれている d. 〖describe doing 〗…したことについて述べる ▸ Tom described meeting Nancy again at the railroad station .トムはナンシーと駅で再会したことについて述べた 2 ｟かたく ｠〈手 物などが 〉〈図形など 〉を描く , 描写する ;〘 幾何 〙〈図形 〉を作図する (!受け身にしない ) ▸ describe a circle [triangle ]円 [三角形 ]を描く de scr í b a ble 形容詞 描写できる .