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