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characterise English

Meaning characterise meaning

What does characterise mean?

Definitions in simple English

characterise Verb

— If you characterise somebody or something in a particular way, you describe them in that way (often negative).

characterise

— verb (= characterize) be characteristic of What characterizes a Venetian painting? — verb (= characterize) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover

Synonyms characterise synonyms

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Conjugation characterise conjugation

How do you conjugate characterise?

characterise · verb

Present I characterise

Positive I characterise

Singular

1st person I characterise

2nd person you characterise

3rd person he/she/it characterises

Plural

1st person we characterise

2nd person you characterise

3rd person they characterise

Negative I don't characterise

Singular

1st person I don't characterise I do not characterise

2nd person you don't characterise you do not characterise

3rd person he/she/it doesn't characterise he/she/it does not characterise

Plural

1st person we don't characterise we do not characterise

2nd person you don't characterise you do not characterise

3rd person they don't characterise they do not characterise

Question do I characterise?

Singular

1st person do I characterise?

2nd person do you characterise?

3rd person does he/she/it characterise?

Plural

1st person do we characterise?

2nd person do you characterise?

3rd person do they characterise?

Negative question don't I characterise?

Singular

1st person don't I characterise? do I not characterise?

2nd person don't you characterise? do you not characterise?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it characterise? does he/she/it not characterise?

Plural

1st person don't we characterise? do we not characterise?

2nd person don't you characterise? do you not characterise?

3rd person don't they characterise? do they not characterise?

Past I characterised

Positive I characterised

Singular

1st person I characterised

2nd person you characterised

3rd person he/she/it characterised

Plural

1st person we characterised

2nd person you characterised

3rd person they characterised

Negative I didn't characterise

Singular

1st person I didn't characterise I did not characterise

2nd person you didn't characterise you did not characterise

3rd person he/she/it didn't characterise he/she/it did not characterise

Plural

1st person we didn't characterise we did not characterise

2nd person you didn't characterise you did not characterise

3rd person they didn't characterise they did not characterise

Question did I characterise?

Singular

1st person did I characterise?

2nd person did you characterise?

3rd person did he/she/it characterise?

Plural

1st person did we characterise?

2nd person did you characterise?

3rd person did they characterise?

Negative question didn't I characterise?

Singular

1st person didn't I characterise? did I not characterise?

2nd person didn't you characterise? did you not characterise?

3rd person didn't he/she/it characterise? did he/she/it not characterise?

Plural

1st person didn't we characterise? did we not characterise?

2nd person didn't you characterise? did you not characterise?

3rd person didn't they characterise? did they not characterise?

Future I'll characterise

Positive I'll characterise

Singular

1st person I'll characterise I will characterise

2nd person you'll characterise you will characterise

3rd person he/she/it'll characterise he/she/it will characterise

Plural

1st person we'll characterise we will characterise

2nd person you'll characterise you will characterise

3rd person they'll characterise they will characterise

Negative I won't characterise

Singular

1st person I won't characterise I will not characterise

2nd person you won't characterise you will not characterise

3rd person he/she/it won't characterise he/she/it will not characterise

Plural

1st person we won't characterise we will not characterise

2nd person you won't characterise you will not characterise

3rd person they won't characterise they will not characterise

Question will I characterise?

Singular

1st person will I characterise?

2nd person will you characterise?

3rd person will he/she/it characterise?

Plural

1st person will we characterise?

2nd person will you characterise?

3rd person will they characterise?

Negative question won't I characterise?

Singular

1st person won't I characterise? will I not characterise?

2nd person won't you characterise? will you not characterise?

3rd person won't he/she/it characterise? will he/she/it not characterise?

Plural

1st person won't we characterise? will we not characterise?

2nd person won't you characterise? will you not characterise?

3rd person won't they characterise? will they not characterise?

Conditional I'd characterise

Positive I'd characterise

Singular

1st person I'd characterise I would characterise

2nd person you'd characterise you would characterise

3rd person he/she/it'd characterise he/she/it would characterise

Plural

1st person we'd characterise we would characterise

2nd person you'd characterise you would characterise

3rd person they'd characterise they would characterise

Negative I wouldn't characterise

Singular

1st person I wouldn't characterise I would not characterise

2nd person you wouldn't characterise you would not characterise

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't characterise he/she/it would not characterise

Plural

1st person we wouldn't characterise we would not characterise

2nd person you wouldn't characterise you would not characterise

3rd person they wouldn't characterise they would not characterise

Question would I characterise?

Singular

1st person would I characterise?

2nd person would you characterise?

3rd person would he/she/it characterise?

Plural

1st person would we characterise?

2nd person would you characterise?

3rd person would they characterise?

Negative question wouldn't I characterise?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I characterise? would I not characterise?

2nd person wouldn't you characterise? would you not characterise?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it characterise? would he/she/it not characterise?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we characterise? would we not characterise?

2nd person wouldn't you characterise? would you not characterise?

3rd person wouldn't they characterise? would they not characterise?

Present continuous I'm characterising

Positive I'm characterising

Singular

1st person I'm characterising I am characterising

2nd person you're characterising you are characterising

3rd person he/she/it's characterising he/she/it is characterising

Plural

1st person we're characterising we are characterising

2nd person you're characterising you are characterising

3rd person they're characterising they are characterising

Negative I'm not characterising

Singular

1st person I'm not characterising I am not characterising

2nd person you aren't characterising you're not characterising you are not characterising

3rd person he/she/it isn't characterising he/she/it's not characterising he/she/it is not characterising

Plural

1st person we aren't characterising we're not characterising we are not characterising

2nd person you aren't characterising you're not characterising you are not characterising

3rd person they aren't characterising they're not characterising they are not characterising

Question am I characterising?

Singular

1st person am I characterising?

2nd person are you characterising?

3rd person is he/she/it characterising?

Plural

1st person are we characterising?

2nd person are you characterising?

3rd person are they characterising?

Negative question aren't I characterising?

Singular

1st person aren't I characterising? am I not characterising?

2nd person aren't you characterising? are you not characterising?

3rd person isn't he/she/it characterising? is he/she/it not characterising?

Plural

1st person aren't we characterising? are we not characterising?

2nd person aren't you characterising? are you not characterising?

3rd person aren't they characterising? are they not characterising?

Past continuous I was characterising

Positive I was characterising

Singular

1st person I was characterising

2nd person you were characterising

3rd person he/she/it was characterising

Plural

1st person we were characterising

2nd person you were characterising

3rd person they were characterising

Negative I wasn't characterising

Singular

1st person I wasn't characterising I was not characterising

2nd person you weren't characterising you were not characterising

3rd person he/she/it wasn't characterising he/she/it was not characterising

Plural

1st person we weren't characterising we were not characterising

2nd person you weren't characterising you were not characterising

3rd person they weren't characterising they were not characterising

Question was I characterising?

Singular

1st person was I characterising?

2nd person were you characterising?

3rd person was he/she/it characterising?

Plural

1st person were we characterising?

2nd person were you characterising?

3rd person were they characterising?

Negative question wasn't I characterising?

Singular

1st person wasn't I characterising? was I not characterising?

2nd person weren't you characterising? were you not characterising?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it characterising? was he/she/it not characterising?

Plural

1st person weren't we characterising? were we not characterising?

2nd person weren't you characterising? were you not characterising?

3rd person weren't they characterising? were they not characterising?

Future continuous I'll be characterising

Positive I'll be characterising

Singular

1st person I'll be characterising I will be characterising

2nd person you'll be characterising you will be characterising

3rd person he/she/it'll be characterising he/she/it will be characterising

Plural

1st person we'll be characterising we will be characterising

2nd person you'll be characterising you will be characterising

3rd person they'll be characterising they will be characterising

Negative I won't be characterising

Singular

1st person I won't be characterising I will not be characterising

2nd person you won't be characterising you will not be characterising

3rd person he/she/it won't be characterising he/she/it will not be characterising

Plural

1st person we won't be characterising we will not be characterising

2nd person you won't be characterising you will not be characterising

3rd person they won't be characterising they will not be characterising

Question will I be characterising?

Singular

1st person will I be characterising?

2nd person will you be characterising?

3rd person will he/she/it be characterising?

Plural

1st person will we be characterising?

2nd person will you be characterising?

3rd person will they be characterising?

Negative question won't I be characterising?

Singular

1st person won't I be characterising? will I not be characterising?

2nd person won't you be characterising? will you not be characterising?

3rd person won't he/she/it be characterising? will he/she/it not be characterising?

Plural

1st person won't we be characterising? will we not be characterising?

2nd person won't you be characterising? will you not be characterising?

3rd person won't they be characterising? will they not be characterising?

Conditional continuous I'd be characterising

Positive I'd be characterising

Singular

1st person I'd be characterising I would be characterising

2nd person you'd be characterising you would be characterising

3rd person he/she/it'd be characterising he/she/it would be characterising

Plural

1st person we'd be characterising we would be characterising

2nd person you'd be characterising you would be characterising

3rd person they'd be characterising they would be characterising

Negative I wouldn't be characterising

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be characterising I would not be characterising

2nd person you wouldn't be characterising you would not be characterising

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be characterising he/she/it would not be characterising

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be characterising we would not be characterising

2nd person you wouldn't be characterising you would not be characterising

3rd person they wouldn't be characterising they would not be characterising

Question would I be characterising?

Singular

1st person would I be characterising?

2nd person would you be characterising?

3rd person would he/she/it be characterising?

Plural

1st person would we be characterising?

2nd person would you be characterising?

3rd person would they be characterising?

Negative question wouldn't I be characterising?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be characterising? would I not be characterising?

2nd person wouldn't you be characterising? would you not be characterising?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be characterising? would he/she/it not be characterising?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be characterising? would we not be characterising?

2nd person wouldn't you be characterising? would you not be characterising?

3rd person wouldn't they be characterising? would they not be characterising?

Present perfect I've characterised

Positive I've characterised

Singular

1st person I've characterised I have characterised

2nd person you've characterised you have characterised

3rd person he/she/it's characterised he/she/it has characterised

Plural

1st person we've characterised we have characterised

2nd person you've characterised you have characterised

3rd person they've characterised they have characterised

Negative I haven't characterised

Singular

1st person I haven't characterised I have not characterised

2nd person you haven't characterised you have not characterised

3rd person he/she/it hasn't characterised he/she/it has not characterised

Plural

1st person we haven't characterised we have not characterised

2nd person you haven't characterised you have not characterised

3rd person they haven't characterised they have not characterised

Question have I characterised?

Singular

1st person have I characterised?

2nd person have you characterised?

3rd person has he/she/it characterised?

Plural

1st person have we characterised?

2nd person have you characterised?

3rd person have they characterised?

Negative question haven't I characterised?

Singular

1st person haven't I characterised? have I not characterised?

2nd person haven't you characterised? have you not characterised?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it characterised? has he/she/it not characterised?

Plural

1st person haven't we characterised? have we not characterised?

2nd person haven't you characterised? have you not characterised?

3rd person haven't they characterised? have they not characterised?

Past perfect I had characterised

Positive I had characterised

Singular

1st person I had characterised

2nd person you had characterised

3rd person he/she/it had characterised

Plural

1st person we had characterised

2nd person you had characterised

3rd person they had characterised

Negative I hadn't characterised

Singular

1st person I hadn't characterised I had not characterised

2nd person you hadn't characterised you had not characterised

3rd person he/she/it hadn't characterised he/she/it had not characterised

Plural

1st person we hadn't characterised we had not characterised

2nd person you hadn't characterised you had not characterised

3rd person they hadn't characterised they had not characterised

Question had I characterised?

Singular

1st person had I characterised?

2nd person had you characterised?

3rd person had he/she/it characterised?

Plural

1st person had we characterised?

2nd person had you characterised?

3rd person had they characterised?

Negative question hadn't I characterised?

Singular

1st person hadn't I characterised? had I not characterised?

2nd person hadn't you characterised? had you not characterised?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it characterised? had he/she/it not characterised?

Plural

1st person hadn't we characterised? had we not characterised?

2nd person hadn't you characterised? had you not characterised?

3rd person hadn't they characterised? had they not characterised?

Future perfect I'll have characterised

Positive I'll have characterised

Singular

1st person I'll have characterised I will have characterised

2nd person you'll have characterised you will have characterised

3rd person he/she/it'll have characterised he/she/it will have characterised

Plural

1st person we'll have characterised we will have characterised

2nd person you'll have characterised you will have characterised

3rd person they'll have characterised they will have characterised

Negative I won't have characterised

Singular

1st person I won't have characterised I will not have characterised

2nd person you won't have characterised you will not have characterised

3rd person he/she/it won't have characterised he/she/it will not have characterised

Plural

1st person we won't have characterised we will not have characterised

2nd person you won't have characterised you will not have characterised

3rd person they won't have characterised they will not have characterised

Question +'ll I have characterised?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have characterised? will I have characterised?

2nd person +'ll you have characterised? will you have characterised?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have characterised? will he/she/it have characterised?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have characterised? will we have characterised?

2nd person +'ll you have characterised? will you have characterised?

3rd person +'ll they have characterised? will they have characterised?

Negative question won't I have characterised?

Singular

1st person won't I have characterised? will I not have characterised?

2nd person won't you have characterised? will you not have characterised?

3rd person won't he/she/it have characterised? will he/she/it not have characterised?

Plural

1st person won't we have characterised? will we not have characterised?

2nd person won't you have characterised? will you not have characterised?

3rd person won't they have characterised? will they not have characterised?

Conditional perfect I'd have characterised

Positive I'd have characterised

Singular

1st person I'd have characterised I would have characterised

2nd person you'd have characterised you would have characterised

3rd person he/she/it'd have characterised he/she/it would have characterised

Plural

1st person we'd have characterised we would have characterised

2nd person you'd have characterised you would have characterised

3rd person they'd have characterised they would have characterised

Negative I wouldn't have characterised

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have characterised I would not have characterised

2nd person you wouldn't have characterised you would not have characterised

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have characterised he/she/it would not have characterised

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have characterised we would not have characterised

2nd person you wouldn't have characterised you would not have characterised

3rd person they wouldn't have characterised they would not have characterised

Question would I have characterised?

Singular

1st person would I have characterised?

2nd person would you have characterised?

3rd person would he/she/it have characterised?

Plural

1st person would we have characterised?

2nd person would you have characterised?

3rd person would they have characterised?

Negative question wouldn't I have characterised?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have characterised? would I not have characterised?

2nd person wouldn't you have characterised? would you not have characterised?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have characterised? would he/she/it not have characterised?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have characterised? would we not have characterised?

2nd person wouldn't you have characterised? would you not have characterised?

3rd person wouldn't they have characterised? would they not have characterised?

Imperative characterise!

Positive

you characterise!

we let's characterise!

Negative

you don't characterise!

we let's not characterise!

Examples characterise examples

How do I use characterise in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

How would you characterise your relationship with David over the years?

Reverend Mooney, how would you characterise Mr Bruce's work?

Raoul. how would you characterise your relationship?

No, I think it's probably better if I don't characterise that conversation that I didn't hear.

Tommy, don't try to characterise my marriage as a bad one.

I assume, since you were captured and imprisoned that you would characterise this world as an enemy stronghold.

Dr. Jackson has experienced what I'd characterise as a first-break psychotic episode, which may be manifesting full-blown hebephrenic schizophrenia.

That's how I'd characterise it.

And how would you characterise Mr Stone's financial situation during this period?

How would you characterise the two hours I wasted. searching for a figment of your imagination?

And would you characterise the separation thus far as amicable?

By acknowledging you failed to clear the room when Terry was shot Kavanaugh's trying to characterise your earlier statements as false.

How would you characterise Nanna?

How would you, you know characterise your relationship with Derek?

Would you characterise this as a first-strike weapon?

Dr Jackson has experienced what I'd characterise as...a first-break psychotic episode,...which may be manifesting full-blown hebephrenic schizophrenia.

I wouldn't characterise it quite that way, but essentially.

And how exactly would you characterise this closeness?

General Picton, how do you characterise the state of the colony when you assumed the governorship?

Would you characterise his conduct as extreme, Andrew?

Based on all your years of experience, Ms Buchan, are you able to characterise this shooting?

How would you characterise the way he was being with her?

So my friend's attempt to characterise the murders of the deceased and Malcolm's father as identical in nature is patently absurd.

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