digest
gb/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/ us/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
A2
Angličtina
~ 4600
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Sloveso
A2
action
1
Break down food in the body
When your body changes food into substances it can use.
Vzorec užití:
to digest [food/drink]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'digest' with 'swallow', but 'digest' happens after swallowing inside the body.
Synonyma
metabolize (More technical; refers to all chemical processes in the body, not just breaking down food.)
Antonyma
vomit (To eject food from the stomach instead of processing it.)
Kolokace
digest food
|digest a meal
|easily digest
Témata
health
|biology
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- It takes several hours to digest a large meal.
- Some people cannot digest dairy products easily.
- The human body digests proteins and carbohydrates differently.
Učební příklady
- Your body digests bread quickly.
- I cannot digest milk well.
- The baby is learning to digest solid food.
Sloveso
B1
action
2
Fully take in new information
To take time to understand new ideas or facts.
Vzorec užití:
to digest [information/news/idea]
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse this with 'memorize', but 'digest' emphasizes understanding, not just remembering.
Synonyma
absorb (Focuses on taking in information, sometimes used figuratively.)
Antonyma
ignore (To deliberately not think about or understand something.)
Kolokace
digest the news
|digest information
|digest the report
Témata
learning
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She needed time to digest the news of her promotion.
- It was hard to digest all the facts presented in the meeting.
- He paused to digest what she had just said.
Učební příklady
- I need time to digest this news.
- He is digesting the lesson slowly.
- Please digest the report before we talk.
Podstatné jméno
B1
entity
3
Summary collection of writings
A short version of a text or a group of short pieces of writing.
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse this with 'directory' or 'catalog', but those list items without summarizing content.
Synonyma
summary (General term for a shorter version of something.)
Antonyma
full text (The complete, unabridged version of something.)
Kolokace
monthly digest
|news digest
|readers' digest
Témata
media
|publishing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The magazine publishes a monthly digest of top stories.
- I read a digest of the research findings.
- This news digest covers the main events of the week.
Učební příklady
- I read a weekly news digest.
- The book is a digest of many stories.
- This digest is easy to read.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
digest
IPA
GB/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
US/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
Slabiky a přízvuk
di - gest (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (di)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: digest
- Plural: digests
Verb
- Base: digest
- 3rd Person Singular: digests
- Present Participle: digesting
- Past: digested
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
digest information
1/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Understand received information fully
To take time to understand information you have received.
Příklady
- He needed a few minutes to digest the information before responding.
- Digesting all this information will take some time.
readers' digest
1/ɹˈidɚz dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
fixed phrase
Popular magazine of condensed writings
A well-known magazine with short versions of articles and stories.
Příklady
- My grandmother has been subscribing to Readers' Digest for decades.
- Readers' Digest offers short, easy-to-read articles on many topics.