"describe" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Español]

IPA: [d̪esˈkɾi.β̞e]
Rhymes: i.be
  1. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de describir. Form of: describir
    Sense id: es-describe-es-verb-Mn8Ez5fJ Categories (other): ES:Formas verbales en indicativo
  2. Segunda persona del singular () del imperativo afirmativo de describir. Form of: describir
    Sense id: es-describe-es-verb-4~tVVsh3 Categories (other): ES:Formas verbales en imperativo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [Inglés]

IPA: /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ [California, Received-Pronunciation, General-American, Canada], /dəˈskɹaɪb/, /dɪˈskɹɑeb/ [Australia], /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ [New-Zealand], [dɪˈskɹɑe̯b] [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-describe.ogg [California, Received-Pronunciation, General-American, Canada]
Etymology: Del inglés medio descriven, del francés antiguo descrivre, del latín dēscrībō ("yo copio, transcribo, bosquejo, describo en pintura o escritura").
  1. Describir, trazar.
    Sense id: es-describe-en-verb-KwDzV8zJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras llanas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras trisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Rimas:i.be",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "trisílaba"
  },
  "hyphenation": "des-cri-be",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Forma verbal",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Formas verbales en indicativo",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "describir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de describir."
      ],
      "id": "es-describe-es-verb-Mn8Ez5fJ",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Formas verbales en imperativo",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "describir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de describir."
      ],
      "id": "es-describe-es-verb-4~tVVsh3",
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈkɾi.β̞e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "i.be"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "form-of"
  ],
  "word": "describe"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés medio",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio descriven, del francés antiguo descrivre, del latín dēscrībō (\"yo copio, transcribo, bosquejo, describo en pintura o escritura\").",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Describir, trazar."
      ],
      "id": "es-describe-en-verb-KwDzV8zJ",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-us-describe.ogg",
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹaɪb/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/En-us-describe.ogg/En-us-describe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-describe.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "California",
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "General-American",
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dəˈskɹaɪb/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "regional o error"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹɑeb/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹaɪb/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɪˈskɹɑe̯b]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "describe"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "ES:Palabras llanas",
    "ES:Palabras trisílabas",
    "ES:Rimas:i.be",
    "Español"
  ],
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "trisílaba"
  },
  "hyphenation": "des-cri-be",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Forma verbal",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Formas verbales en indicativo"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "describir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de describir."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Formas verbales en imperativo"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "describir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de describir."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈkɾi.β̞e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "i.be"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "form-of"
  ],
  "word": "describe"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés medio",
    "EN:Verbos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio descriven, del francés antiguo descrivre, del latín dēscrībō (\"yo copio, transcribo, bosquejo, describo en pintura o escritura\").",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Describir, trazar."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-us-describe.ogg",
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹaɪb/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/En-us-describe.ogg/En-us-describe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-describe.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "California",
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "General-American",
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dəˈskɹaɪb/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "regional o error"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹɑeb/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈskɹaɪb/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɪˈskɹɑe̯b]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "describe"
}

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