Used in a Sentence

describes

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for describes.

Editorial note

Maybe not efficient at first, but closer to the original model that the writer describes for print ads.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To represent in words.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of describes gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To represent in words.

verb

(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.

verb

(transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for describes.

verb

(transitive) To represent in words.

verb

(transitive) To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.

verb

(transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.

verb

(transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.

Example sentences

1

Maybe not efficient at first, but closer to the original model that the writer describes for print ads.

2

At best, it describes the distribution of the number of powerful people in a random sample.

3

One, the internet of yore, that the author describes in this quote, is not gone.

4

Don't forget the part where he describes his gaming PC for playing Kerbal Space Program and LoL in detail after that.

5

The linked wikipedia page describes how TCP detects appropriate and safe bandwidth to use for transmission using 2 main techniques: 1.

6

Orwell quite skillfully analyzes several of the most common problems with political prose, describes how they operate, and their pernicious effect.

7

Skimming the preface, this book appears to be something like the approach btilly describes.

8

Cop shooting unarmed civilian gets a lot of play in the media, but that describes a small percentage of police involved shootings.

9

It describes scientifically studied exercises of the mind that you can do by yourself.

10

If you really want to know what I think, I basically linked a book that describes it.

11

The Steele chip describes a concurrent design w/ straightforward implementation in hardware.

12

In particular, the linked paper describes an effective timing attack against AES by taking advantage of processor cache effects on a data-dependent table lookup.

Quote examples

1

In the quote I included, Meagher describes the talking points planned by Beach as including "decreased revenue through other taxation", which is what Cowen claims happens due to tax avoidance.

2

Another part of the video I find misleading has to do with the hyper-dictionary, where he describes the hyper-dictionary by putting some parts of the dictionary "after" other parts which are infinitely long.

3

The article describes exactly why Google chose not to apply a French law to the entire world - it's an application of the rule "laws in country X do not apply outside of X." Doesn't sound very evil to me.

4

Opulence in asceticism." In two short sentences, the author describes himself as: * Mature * Ecologically sensitive * Peaceful * Humble (!) * Opulent * Ascetic (!!) I don't think I've seen a more brilliantly delineated, comically absurd character since A Confederacy of Dunces.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use describes in a sentence?

Maybe not efficient at first, but closer to the original model that the writer describes for print ads.

What does describes mean?

(transitive) To represent in words.

What part of speech is describes?

describes is commonly used as verb.