describe

To describe something or someone is to provide information about color, size, texture, weight, length, quality, age, etc.

• How would you describe yourself?
• Can you describe what your town looks like?
• It’s difficult to describe what injera tastes like. You have to taste it for yourself.
• The woman described the man who stole her purse.
• An adjective describes a noun.
• Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

The word "description" is a noun:

• That’s a good description of the car.
• The police asked for a description of the man.
• The brochure has a description of the resort.
• It was difficult to understand the description of the castle because it was all in German.

This description is in German.

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August 14, 2013