characterize
To depict someone or something a particular wayTo depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
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CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
charakterisieren
характеризова́тьxarakterizovátʹ, охарактеризова́тьoxarakterizovátʹ
характеризува́тиxarakteryzuváty, схарактеризува́тиsxarakteryzuváty, охарактеризува́тиoxarakteryzuváty
(transitive)To be typical of.
bezeichnen, ausmachen
(transitive)To determine the characteristics of.
charakterisieren
- be characteristic of
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Examples
50 sentencesHow would you characterize fast food?
Those times were characterized by their mysticism.
How would you characterize your current relationship?
deWie würden Sie Ihre aktuelle Beziehung charakterisieren? — Yorwba
What characterizes love is desire, passion, eroticism.
His life was characterized by curious phenomena.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designFrom Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō, “to designate by a characteristic mark”), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “a mark, character”). By surface analysis, character + -ize.
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Forms
characterizes, characterizing, characterized, characterized| Base form | characterize · to characterize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | characterizes |
| Present participle | characterizing |
| Past simple | characterized |
| Past participle | characterized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- be characteristic of:characterise
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of:qualifycharacterise
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle