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/dɪˈskraɪb/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | describe |
| he/she/it | describes |
| present participle | describing |
| past tense | described |
| past participle | described |
The email system is fully described in section 10.
I don't think that's quite the word to describe my feelings.
The attacker is described as around 30, with dark hair and a beard.
Paramedics described the scene as a battlefield.
Could you describe how the trip ended?
She described feeling so angry that she wanted to hit him.
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