Information about the word describe (English → Esperanto: karakterizi)

Synonym: characterize

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈskɹaɪ̯b/
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑚
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐿𐑉𐐴𐐺

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) describe(I) described
(thou) describest(thou) describedst
(he) describes, describeth(he) described
(we) describe(we) described
(you) describe(you) described
(they) describe(they) described
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) describe (I) described
(thou) describe(thou) described
(he) describe(he) described
(we) describe(we) described
(you) describe(you) described
(they) describe(they) described
Imperative mood
describe
Participles
Present participlePast participle
describingdescribed

Usage samples

South Korean president Mun Jaein on Friday appointed a new ambassador to the US who has described Donald Trump as “treacherous”, only a month after Britain’s envoy to Washington had to step down over his criticisms of the US president.
The most common words used to describe Albanians in general range from hospitable, brave, honest and loyal, to stubborn, quick‐tempered and revengeful.

Translations

Dutchbeschrijven
Esperantokarakterizi
Germancharakterisieren; kennzeichnen; treffend darstellen
Luxemburgishbeschreiwen
Polishcharakteryzować
Portuguesecaracterizar
Saterland Frisiancharakterisierje; känteekenje; liekteekenje
Spanishcaracterizar
Swedishkarakterisera