Describe and Present

Describe

Describe verb - To give a representation or account of in words.

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Present and describe are semantically related in relate topic. In some cases you can use "Present" instead a verb "Describe".

Present verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.

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Describe and present are semantically related in represent topic. Sometimes you can use "Describe" instead a verb "Present".

character	describe character	present character
work	describe work	present work
man	describe man	present man
idea	describe idea	present idea
Other words: problem, society, place, number, setting, show, way, characters, personality.

She has also expressed irritation with fanworks that present/describe all the male characters as Bishōnen, since she went out of her way to depict numerous different types.

Source: Webcomic / Scandinavia and the World
The present tense is, as any graduate of middle school grammar knows, used to describe events as they occur.

Source: Present Tense Narrative
Parts of The Tomorrow Series are written in the present tense; the whole thing is Ellie's diary of what's happened, which she's writing in big chunks at a time, so most of the action is past tense but a lot of the reflective passages describe what's going on amongst the group in the present tense.

Source: Present Tense Narrative

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