beschrijven — meaning in English

English meaning

• define verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
• depict verb To show or represent something through a picture, description, or performance.
• describe verb To put something into words, giving an account of what it is like.

Senses

beschrijven is used for these senses in English:

• define To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
• depict To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]
• describe (transitive) To represent in words.

define — full definition

1. verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
2. verb To describe the essential nature or limits of something clearly.

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