how to pronounce describe

/dɪsˈkɹaɪb/

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describe is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of describe in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… strong enough to describe what is coming …”

meaning of describe

Describe means to give a detailed account of something.

describe frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word describe occurs in english on average 43.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics describe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that describe can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;