digest
gb/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/ us/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
A2
Englanti
~ 4600
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
Verbi
A2
action
1
Break down food in the body
When your body changes food into substances it can use.
Käyttömalli:
to digest [food/drink]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'digest' with 'swallow', but 'digest' happens after swallowing inside the body.
Synonyymit
metabolize (More technical; refers to all chemical processes in the body, not just breaking down food.)
Antonyymit
vomit (To eject food from the stomach instead of processing it.)
Kollokaatiot
digest food
|digest a meal
|easily digest
Teemat
health
|biology
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- It takes several hours to digest a large meal.
- Some people cannot digest dairy products easily.
- The human body digests proteins and carbohydrates differently.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Your body digests bread quickly.
- I cannot digest milk well.
- The baby is learning to digest solid food.
Verbi
B1
action
2
Fully take in new information
To take time to understand new ideas or facts.
Käyttömalli:
to digest [information/news/idea]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse this with 'memorize', but 'digest' emphasizes understanding, not just remembering.
Synonyymit
absorb (Focuses on taking in information, sometimes used figuratively.)
Antonyymit
ignore (To deliberately not think about or understand something.)
Kollokaatiot
digest the news
|digest information
|digest the report
Teemat
learning
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- 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.
Oppijaesimerkit
- I need time to digest this news.
- He is digesting the lesson slowly.
- Please digest the report before we talk.
Substantiivi
B1
entity
3
Summary collection of writings
A short version of a text or a group of short pieces of writing.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse this with 'directory' or 'catalog', but those list items without summarizing content.
Synonyymit
summary (General term for a shorter version of something.)
Antonyymit
full text (The complete, unabridged version of something.)
Kollokaatiot
monthly digest
|news digest
|readers' digest
Teemat
media
|publishing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- 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.
Oppijaesimerkit
- I read a weekly news digest.
- The book is a digest of many stories.
- This digest is easy to read.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
digest
IPA
GB/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
US/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
Tavut ja painotus
di - gest (2 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (di)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: digest
- Plural: digests
Verb
- Base: digest
- 3rd Person Singular: digests
- Present Participle: digesting
- Past: digested
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
digest information
1/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Understand received information fully
To take time to understand information you have received.
Esimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- My grandmother has been subscribing to Readers' Digest for decades.
- Readers' Digest offers short, easy-to-read articles on many topics.