excerpt
gb/ˌɛksˈɚpt/ us/ˌɛksˈɚpt/
C1
English
~ 5700
részlet, szemelvény, részletet közöl, szemelvényez
NOUN
C1
1
részlet
A2
szemelvény
B2
Usage pattern:
an excerpt from [a book / a speech / a film / a song]
The article includes an excerpt from the president's speech.
A cikk az elnök beszédének egy részletét is tartalmazza.
We listened to a short excerpt from the new album.
Meghallgattunk egy rövid részletet az új albumról.
The teacher handed out an excerpt from the novel for us to analyze.
The magazine published an excerpt of her upcoming memoir.
At the event, the author read an excerpt from his latest book.
Learner examples
The student read an excerpt from the book in class.
A diák felolvasott egy részletet a könyvből az órán.
I heard a short excerpt from the new song on the radio.
Hallottam egy rövid részletet az új dalból a rádióban.
This excerpt from the film was very funny.
Please write about this excerpt from the story.
The website gives a free excerpt of the first chapter.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse "excerpt" with "except" because they look and sound similar. "Excerpt" is a noun (and verb) meaning a short part taken from a longer work, while "except" is a preposition or conjunction meaning "not including". Another mistake is using "excerpt" only for books; it is also used for speeches, films, and music.
Meaning
short part of a larger work
Collocations
an excerpt from
|read an excerpt
|a short excerpt
|a brief excerpt
|long excerpt
|audio excerpt
Synonyms
extract (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal and common in British English.)
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passage (Often used only for written text, not for music or film.)
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clip (Commonly used for short parts of video or audio, more informal.)
Antonyms
whole (Refers to the complete work, not just a part.)
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entire text (Emphasizes having the full written work, not a small selection.)
Themes
media
|education
|literature
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Definition
A small part taken out of a book, speech, film, or song.
A short section taken from a longer piece of writing, speech, film, or music.
VERB
C1
2
szemelvényez
C1
Usage pattern:
to excerpt [a passage / a clip] from [a book / a speech / a film]
The textbook excerpts key paragraphs from classic research papers.
A tankönyv klasszikus kutatási tanulmányok fontos bekezdéseiből közöl részleteket.
This chapter is excerpted from the author's forthcoming biography.
Ezt a fejezetet a szerző hamarosan megjelenő életrajzából vették át.
The documentary excerpts several scenes from the original movie.
The magazine has excerpted the most dramatic parts of the interview.
Portions of the play were excerpted for use in the commercial.
Learner examples
The teacher excerpted a page from the book for homework.
A tanár egy oldalt emelt ki a könyvből házi feladatnak.
This story was excerpted from a longer novel.
Ezt a történetet egy hosszabb regényből vették át.
They excerpted a short scene from the film for the ad.
The article excerpts some lines from his speech.
The website excerpted a part of the report.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "excerpt" like "separate" or "cut" in general contexts (e.g., "excerpt the cake"), which is incorrect. "Excerpt" as a verb should only be used when taking a part from a book, speech, film, or piece of music. It is also much less common than the noun, so learners may overuse it instead of more natural verbs like "quote" or "take a passage from".
Meaning
to take a short part out
Collocations
excerpt a passage
|excerpted from
|carefully excerpt
|excerpt material
|excerpt sections
|excerpt the text
Synonyms
extract (Very close in meaning; slightly more common as a verb in everyday use.)
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quote (Focuses on repeating exact words, usually from speech or writing, not from music or film.)
Antonyms
include in full (Means presenting the entire work instead of only a selected part.)
Themes
media
|education
|literature
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Definition
To choose and take a small part from a book, speech, film, or song.
To select and copy or present a short section from a longer piece of writing, speech, film, or music.
Grammar
Dictionary form
excerpt
IPA
GB/ˌɛksˈɚpt/
US/ˌɛksˈɚpt/
Syllables & stress
ex - cerpt (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cerpt)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: excerpt
- Plural: excerpts
Verb
- Base: excerpt
- 3rd Person Singular: excerpts
- Present Participle: excerpting
- Past: excerpted
Word family
Expressions
an excerpt from
1/ən ˌɛksˈɚpt fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
a short part taken from
A fixed phrase used before you say the book, film, speech, or song that the short part comes from.
Examples
- The podcast opened with an excerpt from her new audiobook.
- Below is an excerpt from the report released last week.
excerpted from
1/ˌɛksˈɚptɪd fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
taken as a short part from
Used to show that some words, audio, or video were taken from a larger book, film, speech, or song.
Examples
- This article is excerpted from his upcoming book.
- The scene you just watched was excerpted from a longer documentary.
read an excerpt
1/ɹˈid ən ˌɛksˈɚpt/
fixed phrase
to read a short passage
To read only a small part of a book, speech, or other work, not the whole thing.
Examples
- The author will read an excerpt from her novel tonight.
- In class today, we read an excerpt from a famous speech.