"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 • ...
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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 35
(1) once, formerly
Kolokacji: 2
(4) formally, officially
Kolokacji: 2
(6) well, easily, extensively
Kolokacji: 3
(7) fully, poorly
Kolokacji: 2
(8) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(10) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2
(14) best, better
Kolokacji: 2
(15) aptly, helpfully, effectively
Kolokacji: 3
(16) adequately, inadequately
Kolokacji: 2
3. privately describe = prywatnie opisz privately describe
  • Marlene, who privately described the meeting as a "train-wreck", nevertheless expresses her pride for Leslie with a smile.
  • Tory would-be rebels privately described the development as 'dynamite.'
  • Some Democrats privately described Mr. Rowland's move as an astute political maneuver.
  • Even some of Mr. Bush's closest supporters among foreign policy experts were privately describing the administration's approach as inconsistent and poorly articulated.
  • One Government official privately described the official results as "nonsensical numbers."
  • He privately described the subprime loan mavericks of the 1990s as 'crooks'.
  • Dalton privately described his own reaction as "tepid".
  • The judge, William W. Simons, heard lawyers privately describe the terms of the settlement just before a trial was to begin.
  • Kennedy himself privately described its main provisions, to ensure equal access to public accommodations, as not at all "tough."
  • The proposal is virtually identical to what Federal officials have been describing privately since last week.
(19) famously, brilliantly
Kolokacji: 2
(20) correctly, wrongly
Kolokacji: 2
(21) properly, appropriately
Kolokacji: 2
(25) proudly, modestly
Kolokacji: 2
(30) eloquently, verbally
Kolokacji: 2
(31) rightly, fairly, justly
Kolokacji: 3
(32) beautifully, elegantly
Kolokacji: 2
(33) bluntly, candidly, pointedly
Kolokacji: 3
(34) therein, conventionally
Kolokacji: 2

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