"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
(19) famously, brilliantly
Kolokacji: 2
(20) correctly, wrongly
Kolokacji: 2
(21) properly, appropriately
Kolokacji: 2
3. roughly described = z grubsza opisać roughly described
4. excitedly describe = z podnieceniem opisz excitedly describe
  • The archaeologist was excitedly describing his theories.
  • Iraq was being destroyed while a CNN commentator excitedly described it as 'fireworks on the 4th of July'.
  • As she chats away, she might be any woman excitedly describing a blossoming relationship, were it not for the details, which catch you up short.
  • But then they excitedly described what they love.
  • The father smiled bravely at the child, who was excitedly describing how dark it had been in there.
  • Shelley excitedly describes running the rapids in a canoe, for example, and describes the economic status and technological development of the areas she visits.
  • The TV commentator was excitedly describing the drama, but although she strained to hear she could not pick out the name of the victim.
  • Every few moments, he would veer from one side of the narrow flitter to the other, excitedly describing natural and Evoran-made sites.
  • Alicia thanked her for taking over the 3-B lectures and listened to a postdoc excitedly describing an effect he had predicted.
  • Suddenly the voice of Skempton filled the ward, excitedly describing his landing on the alien colony and the opening of communications with them.
5. angrily describe = gniewnie opisz angrily describe
(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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