"describe" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

describe verbo

describe + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 293
describe activities • describe species • describe things • describe people • describe one's experience • describe one's work • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 55
(3) thing, effect, circumstance
Kolokacji: 3
(11) feeling, reality
Kolokacji: 2
1. describe one's position = opisywać czyjś pozycja describe one's position
3. describe culture = opisz kulturę describe culture
4. describe one's ability = opisywać czyjś umiejętność describe one's ability
  • Mentalization describes a person's ability to understand the mental state of him- or herself and others based on overt behavior.
  • These aren't really a type of virus; the name merely describes their extraordinary ability to hide from anti-virus software.
  • In petitioner's words, when poignantly describing her ability to endure on the streets, she has called herself a "professional."
  • Herb is describing his ability to adapt to each playing situation thoroughly and quickly, which of course has everything to do with his versatility.
  • Case described Sharon's ability to forgive Adam as a "tough pill to swallow".
  • Colleen is an expert at multitasking - the human practice named for the computer term describing a machine's ability to run several programs at once.
  • Several laws describe a human's ability to visually detect targets on a uniform background.
  • It described the airport's deteriorating ability to detect weapons, including handguns or fake explosives.
  • He described with horror this fish's ability to paralyse anyone who came near it.
  • Self-confidence describes the dog's ability to act on his own initiative and to face stressful situations without becoming fearful.
5. describe hand = opisz rękę describe hand
(17) visit, encounter, meeting
Kolokacji: 3
(18) view, scene, background
Kolokacji: 3
(20) appearance, show, content
Kolokacji: 3
(21) technique, method, solution
Kolokacji: 3
(25) family, origin, home, name
Kolokacji: 4
(26) symptom, track
Kolokacji: 2
(28) treatment, relation
Kolokacji: 2
(30) adventure, project, invention
Kolokacji: 3
(36) song, lyrics, word, vocals
Kolokacji: 4
(38) father, son, parent, Jesus
Kolokacji: 4
(39) album, novel
Kolokacji: 2
(41) research, experiment
Kolokacji: 2
(42) works, plant, deed, escape
Kolokacji: 4
(43) marriage, ritual
Kolokacji: 2
(44) moment, period, youth, hour
Kolokacji: 4
(45) God, King
Kolokacji: 2
(46) patient, client
Kolokacji: 2
(47) village, city
Kolokacji: 2
(49) procedure, software, function
Kolokacji: 3
(50) claim, grant
Kolokacji: 2
(51) atrocity, corruption
Kolokacji: 2
(52) item, particle, unit, rock
Kolokacji: 4
(54) curve, electron, wave
Kolokacji: 3
(55) upbringing, training
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + describe
Kolokacji: 19
coin to describe • used to describe • try to describe • ask to describe • begin to describe • ...
describe + preposición
Kolokacji: 45
described by • described in • describe to • described under • describe on • ...
describe + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 148
once describe • originally described • accurately describe • formally described • variously described • later describe • ...

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