Descry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

catch sight of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæbd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæbd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spy spot espy

Word Forms

spotter	noun	a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
spotting	noun	the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
espial	noun	the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
spying	noun	the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entziffern

erblicken

🇫🇷French

apercevoir

🇪🇸Spanish

divisar

vislumbrar

🇳🇱Dutch

beschrijven

in het oog krijgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

discernir

avistar

🇷🇺Russian

обнаружить

поймать взгляд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पता लगा लेना

झलक पाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্ণনা

দৃষ্টিশক্তি ধরা

🇮🇳Tamil

விவரிக்க

பார்வை பிடிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్ణించండి

దృష్టిని పట్టుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्णन

ची दृष्टी मिळवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ણન

ની દૃષ્ટિ પકડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವರಿಸಿ

ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവരിക്കുക

കണ്ടു പിടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਣਨ

ਦੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਫੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیان کرنا

کی نظر کو پکڑو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

描述

看见

🇯🇵Japanese

説明する

目に入る

🇰🇷Korean

설명하다

눈치채다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miêu tả

bắt gặp

🇹🇭Thai

รายละเอียด

มองเห็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menampak

melihat

🇵🇭Filipino

paglalarawan

pansinin

🇲🇾Malay

penerangan

menangkap pandangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبين عن بعد

لفت البصر

🇮🇷Persian

شرح دادن

نگاه کردن به

🇹🇷Turkish

anlatmak

görmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לתאר

לתפוס את העין

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'descry'?

The primary meaning of 'descry' is 'catch sight of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'descry' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'descry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'descry' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'descry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'descry' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'descry' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'descry' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'descry' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'descry' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'descry' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted