verb · academic
depict
/dɪˈpɪkt/de·PICT
Band 7+speakingtask2
to show or describe something, especially in a picture or story
Examples
“The mural depicts scenes from the city's industrial past.”
“The novel depicts the struggles of a young immigrant family.”
“Photographs can depict social change more powerfully than text alone.”
Band 8 sentence
“The documentary depicted the harsh realities of rural life in a way that challenged my preconceptions.”
Collocations
- depict + as
- depict + in vivid detail
- be depicted + in/with
Word family
depict verbdepiction noundepicting verb (gerund/participle)
Common mistakes
depict about→depict
He depict the scene yesterday.→He depicted the scene yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5show→6describe→7+depict
Synonyms
portray
represent
describe
Easily confused
portray
“The film portrays a lonely detective who is haunted by his past.”
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