descry
verb (used with object)
have descried
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present perfectof descry.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The fairest maid there You would have descried That ever leaned soft On the opposite side Of an old line fence.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
We have descried, upon our neighbouring shore, A portly sail of ships make hitherward.
From Pericles by William Shakespeare
Hector Garret must have descried her figure as he approached the house, for he came straight to her room, and stood a moment with his dripping clothes and a glow on his face.
From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Sarah Tytler
More seems to have descried the speck of the Reformation, while others could not view even the gathering cloud in the political horizon.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
Had we stood on these lofty shores by the Golden Gate in the early summer of 1579 we would have descried the Golden Hind ploughing the waters of the Pacific northward.
From By the Golden Gate by Joseph Carey
