delete
gb/dɪlˈit/ us/dɪlˈit/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2400
töröl, kihúz
ΡΉΜΑ
A2
1
töröl
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to delete [something]
I accidentally deleted the email before reading it.
Véletlenül töröltem az e-mailt, mielőtt elolvastam volna.
Please delete the old photos to free up space.
Kérlek, töröld a régi fotókat, hogy felszabaduljon egy kis hely.
She deleted her social media account last week.
You can delete the text by pressing the backspace key.
The file was deleted by mistake.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I deleted the photo from my phone.
Töröltem a fotót a telefonomról.
He deleted my name from the list.
Törölte a nevemet a listáról.
Please delete this message.
We deleted many old files.
She deleted the app from her tablet.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'delete' with 'cancel'. 'Delete' means to remove something completely, while 'cancel' means to stop something from happening.
Σημασία
Remove data or text
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
delete a file
|delete a message
|delete an account
|delete a post
|delete permanently
Συνώνυμα
erase (Often interchangeable in computing contexts, but 'erase' can also refer to removing physical marks.)
|
remove (General term for taking something away; less specific to digital contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
restore (To bring back data or files that were deleted.)
|
save (To keep data or files instead of removing them.)
Θέματα
technology
|communication
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To remove text, data, or files from a computer or document so they are no longer there.
To remove or erase text, data, or files from a computer, document, or other digital medium.
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
2
kihúz
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to delete [something] from [text/document]
The editor deleted three paragraphs from the article.
A szerkesztő kihúzott három bekezdést a cikkből.
You should delete that sentence; it’s redundant.
Húzd ki azt a mondatot; felesleges.
He deleted the last line from his letter before sending it.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I deleted one word from my essay.
Kihúztam egy szót a fogalmazásomból.
She deleted a line in the letter.
Kihúzott egy sort a levélből.
We deleted two pages from the book.
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners use 'erase' for written content in documents, but 'delete' is more common in digital editing.
Σημασία
Remove written or printed matter
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
delete a paragraph
|delete a sentence
|delete a section
Συνώνυμα
strike out (To cross out text in editing; more visual than 'delete'.)
|
omit (To leave something out intentionally; not always about removing existing text.)
Αντώνυμα
insert (To add new text into a document.)
|
include (To keep something in rather than removing it.)
Θέματα
writing
|editing
|communication
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To take away words or sentences from something written or printed.
To remove words, sentences, or other written content from a document, manuscript, or other physical medium.
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
INFORMAL
3
töröl
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to delete [someone] from [contacts/friends list]
She deleted him from her contacts after the argument.
A veszekedés után törölte őt a névjegyei közül.
I deleted three people from my friends list yesterday.
Tegnap három embert töröltem az ismerőseim közül.
If you don’t like his posts, just delete him.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I deleted my old friend on Facebook.
Töröltem egy régi barátomat a Facebook-ismerőseim közül.
She deleted him from her phone.
Törölte a számát a telefonjából.
He deleted me from his contacts.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'delete' with 'block'; blocking stops all contact, deleting only removes the connection.
Σημασία
Remove someone from contacts or friends list
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
delete a friend
|delete a contact
Συνώνυμα
unfriend ('Unfriend' is more specific to platforms like Facebook, whereas 'delete' is broader.)
|
block (Prevents contact entirely; stronger action than deleting.)
Αντώνυμα
add (To put someone on your list of contacts or friends.)
|
follow (To subscribe to someone's updates rather than removing them.)
Θέματα
technology
|social media
|relationships
|communication
|daily_life
Ορισμός
To take someone off your friends list or block them on social media.
To remove a person from one's list of friends, followers, or contacts on social media or messaging platforms.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
delete
IPA
GB/dɪlˈit/
US/dɪlˈit/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
de - lete (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lete)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: delete
- 3rd Person Singular: deletes
- Present Participle: deleting
- Past: deleted
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
deletes
verb
deleting
verb
deleted
verb
Core family
deletion
noun
Related words
deletable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
undelete
verb
Εκφράσεις
delete account
1/dɪlˈit əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
Permanently remove an account
To close and remove your account from a website or service so you can’t use it anymore.
Παραδείγματα
- If you want to stop using the service, you can delete your account at any time.
- He decided to delete his account after the privacy breach.
delete file
1/dɪlˈit fˈaɪl/
fixed phrase
technical
Remove a computer file
To take away a file from your computer so you cannot open it anymore.
Παραδείγματα
- Please delete the file when you are done with it.
- She accidentally deleted an important file yesterday.
delete message
1/dɪlˈit mˈɛsɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
Remove a message from device/app
To take away an email, text, or chat so it is not on your phone or computer anymore.
Παραδείγματα
- I deleted her message without reading it.
- You can delete messages to save space on your phone.