How do you pronounce descry?

descry is pronounced as /dɪˈskraɪ/.

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descry

🔭descry (diskraï)

verb

/dɪˈskraɪ/

apercevoir au loin (apercevoir au loin)

description desecrate

Signification

to catch sight of something, especially something distant or obscure

Traduction de la signification

apercevoir quelque chose, surtout quelque chose de lointain ou flou

Phrases d'exemple

From the hilltop, they descried a small village in the distance.

Depuis le sommet de la colline, ils ont aperçu un petit village au loin.

Synonymes

detect, notice, perceive, glimpse, observe

Antonymes

overlook, miss

Collocations

descry in the distance, hard to descry, descry faintly

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