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DESCRY (descried)

Dictionary entry overview: What does descry mean?

• DESCRY (verb)
The verb DESCRY has 1 sense:

1. catch sight of

Familiarity information: DESCRY used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DESCRY (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Catch sight of

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

descry; espy; spot; spy

Hypernyms (to "descry" is one way to...):

sight (catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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