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describe
/də-skribe/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: egpahunsiling; egpanunggiling
MS: egpahunsiling; egpanunggiling
If you describe something, you talk or write about it so that people will know it.
When my friend described her home town, I wanted to visit that place, because it sounded beautiful.
 
vt.
 
2.
Def.: eg-ilingan wey egsulaten ne ulaula
MS: eg-ilingan wey egsulaten ne ulaula
If you describe a shape, you make that shape, (e.g., by drawing, or moving).
In baseball, the four bases describe a diamond.
Te bisbul, due hep-at ne baley ne neiling te dayamun.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0526-0550
 
 
description
/də-skrip-shən/
 
n-uc.
Def.: pegpahunsiling
MS: pegpahunsiling
the action of describing something.
 
n-ct.
Def.: lalag te pegpahunsiling
MS: lalag te pegpahunsiling
words which describe something.
I recognized him immediately because of the description which he had given me in his letter.
Sahuhunè ne neilaan [neila͡an] ku sikandin tenged te lalag ne pegpahunsiling ne imbehey keddì diyè te sulat.
Sem.Dom.: GSL1226-1250
Note: include
Status: ready

Last updated: 21/Jan/2013