English

Detailed Synonyms for portray in English

portray:

to portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)

  1. to portray
    to represent; to portray; to interpret; to impersonate; to personify
    • represent verb (represents, represented, representing)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • impersonate verb (impersonates, impersonated, impersonating)
    • personify verb (personifies, personified, personifying)
  2. to portray
    to draw; to depict; to paint; to sketch; to portray
    • draw verb (draws, drew, drawing)
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • paint verb (paints, painted, painting)
    • sketch verb (sketches, sketched, sketching)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
  3. to portray
    to depict; to portray; to paint; to picture; to describe
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
    • paint verb (paints, painted, painting)
    • picture verb (pictures, pictured, picturing)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
  4. to portray
    to portray
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
  5. to portray
    – portray in words 1
    to portray
    – portray in words 1
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
      • The book portrays the actor as a selfish person1
  6. to portray
    – make a portrait of 1
    to depict; to portray; limn
    – make a portrait of 1
    • depict verb (depicts, depicted, depicting)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
      • Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba1
    • limn verb
  7. to portray
    – represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture 1
    to present; to portray
    – represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture 1
    • present verb (presents, presented, presenting)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
      • The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting1
  8. to portray
    – assume or act the character of 1
    to portray; to impersonate
    – assume or act the character of 1
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
      • The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man1
    • impersonate verb (impersonates, impersonated, impersonating)
      • She impersonates Madonna1

Conjugations for portray:

present
  1. portray
  2. portray
  3. portrays
  4. portray
  5. portray
  6. portray
simple past
  1. portrayed
  2. portrayed
  3. portrayed
  4. portrayed
  5. portrayed
  6. portrayed
present perfect
  1. have portrayed
  2. have portrayed
  3. has portrayed
  4. have portrayed
  5. have portrayed
  6. have portrayed
past continuous
  1. was portraying
  2. were portraying
  3. was portraying
  4. were portraying
  5. were portraying
  6. were portraying
future
  1. shall portray
  2. will portray
  3. will portray
  4. shall portray
  5. will portray
  6. will portray
continuous present
  1. am portraying
  2. are portraying
  3. is portraying
  4. are portraying
  5. are portraying
  6. are portraying
subjunctive
  1. be portrayed
  2. be portrayed
  3. be portrayed
  4. be portrayed
  5. be portrayed
  6. be portrayed
diverse
  1. portray!
  2. let's portray!
  3. portrayed
  4. portraying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "portray":

  1. portray in words1
    • The book portrays the actor as a selfish person1
  2. make a portrait of1
    • Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba1
  3. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture1
    • The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting1
  4. assume or act the character of1
    • The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man1