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

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

Not all living things can be said to be composed of cells in the forms about to be described.

Translations

Afrikaansbeskryf
Catalandescriure
Czechpopisovat; popsat
Danishbeskrive
Dutchbeschrijven
Esperantopriskribi
Faeroeselýsa
Frenchdécrire
Germanbeschreiben; bezeichnen
Italiandescrivere
Low Germanbeskreyven
Luxemburgishbeschreiwen
Papiamentodeskribí
Polishopisać
Portuguesedescrever
Romaniandescrie
Saterland Frisianbeschrieuwe; beskrieuwe
Spanishdescribir
Swedishbeskriva