"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
  • Karya initially described the series as "on a little girl who wants a better future".
  • This theory was initially described in a 1947 paper.
  • Law enforcement officials initially described him as a witness and not a participant in the attack.
  • They initially described it as related to Peirosauridae, if not a member of that family.
  • Witnesses initially described the shooter as a 25- to 30-year-old Hispanic man.
  • The agreement, though all its details have yet to be disclosed, sounds stronger than initially described.
  • Described initially as "improved version", but now appears to apply to all standard models.
  • Black Spirit was initially described as "nervous but with promise" after one of his early matches.
  • It was initially described as a 'supercharged cabin' by the Army.
  • Mexican officials had initially described the killings as a tragic accident.
4. primarily describe = głównie opisz primarily describe
(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
(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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