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describest

describest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of describe.

Meaning of describe

Verb

describe (third-person singular simple present describes, present participle describing, simple past and past participle described)

  1. (transitive) To represent in words.
    • The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
    Synonyms:
    portray, bewrite
  2. (transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
    • to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
  3. (transitive) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
    • The function describes a very complex surface.
  4. (transitive) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
    • The fungus was first described by a botanist.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
    • Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 18:9

Origin of describest

describe + -est

Questions about describest

What is describest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Describest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of describe.

Words near describest in the dictionary

  1. describent
  2. describents
  3. describer
  4. describers
  5. describes
  6. describest
  7. describeth
  8. describing
  9. descried
  10. descrier
  11. descriers

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