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portrayportray /pɔrˈtreɪ, pɚ-/ ●●○ verb (, portrayed, portraying) [transitive] eng. lang. arts ETYMOLOGYportrayOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French portraire, from Latin protrahere to draw out, show VERB TABLEportray |
| Present | I, you, we, they | portray | | he, she, it | portrays | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | portrayed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have portrayed | | he, she, it | has portrayed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had portrayed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will portray | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have portrayed |
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| Present | I | am portraying | | he, she, it | is portraying | | you, we, they | are portraying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was portraying | | you, we, they | were portraying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been portraying | | he, she, it | has been portraying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been portraying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be portraying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been portraying |
THESAURUSto say what a person, thing, or situation is like by giving details about what the person or thing looks, behaves, feels, sounds etc. like or what happened in the situation► describeto say what a person, thing, or situation is like by giving details about what the person or thing looks, behaves, feels, sounds etc. like or what happened in the situation: The folk tale describes the creation of the Earth. ► tell somebody about something to talk to someone about something, and give him or her information about it: Tell me a little about your past work experience. ► write about somebody/something to describe someone or something in a piece of writing: In his book, he writes about his life in Mexico. ► give an account of something to describe what happened in a situation, especially when the story will be used officially, for example in a news report or legal case: The judge asked the witness to give her account of the robbery. ► portray formal to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially when this is wrong: She has been portrayed in the press as a business genius, but she was really just lucky. ► characterize formal to describe someone or something as a particular type of person or thing: I would characterize myself as a fair person. 1to describe, show, or represent something or someone, especially in a book, movie, article, etc. SYN depict: Their music portrays a lifestyle that no longer exists.portray somebody as something The president likes to portray himself as a friend of the poor.► see thesaurus at describe2to act the part of a character in a play SYN play: In the movie, she portrays an ageing dancer. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French portraire, from Latin protrahere to draw out, show] |