Foundation level · Year 4 · free
describe
verb · Say it: dih-SKRIBE
What it means
Foundationto say or write what someone or something is like
Can you describe the castle using three interesting adjectives?
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- depict
- explain
- portray
More examples
- Sophie described her holiday in Cornwall to the whole class.
Where the word comes from
From the Latin 'describere', meaning to write down.
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