No. 7,254 in Dutch
beschrijven
To describe.
In a sentence
Kun je mij het landschap dat je hebt gezien beschrijven?
Can you describe the landscape you saw to me?
In this sentence, 'beschrijven' is used in its core meaning, denoting the act of depicting or detailing a scene or object.
In zijn boek beschrijft de auteur de gevoelens van de hoofdpersonen.
In his book, the author describes the feelings of the main characters.
Here, 'beschrijven' is used to convey the act of narrating or portraying emotional or subjective aspects in writing.
Ze vroegen mij om mijn ervaring in het buitenland te beschrijven.
They asked me to describe my experience abroad.
In this sentence, 'beschrijven' is utilized to express recounting a personal experience or appearance in a detailed manner.
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