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