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