Delete
/dɪˈliːt/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo remove or erase something, typically text, a file, or information.
/dɪˈliːt/
To remove or erase something.
I deleted the old photos from my phone.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have a messy drawing on your tablet, and you use the eraser tool to make it clean. Deleting is like that eraser – it gets rid of things! For example, you might delete a text message you didn't mean to send.
👶 For kids: To make something go away, like when you erase something on paper.
More Examples
Can you please delete the error from the code?
He decided to delete his social media account.
How It's Used
"I accidentally deleted the file."
"Please delete the unnecessary emails."
To intentionally omit or exclude something from a larger entity or set.
/dɪˈliːt/
To omit or exclude.
The professor deleted the irrelevant details from the presentation.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're making a list, and you decide that one item isn't important. Deleting it is like taking that item off the list – you don't want it there anymore! For example, you might delete unnecessary ingredients from a recipe.
👶 For kids: To not include something or to leave it out.
More Examples
She decided to delete the negative comments from the article.
We have to delete some steps to finish the work faster
How It's Used
"The editor deleted the redundant sentences."
"I had to delete some friends from my contact list."
From Latin *delēre* meaning 'to erase, destroy'. It entered English in the 15th century.
Used in scientific and legal contexts, for the formal erasure of information, and for the physical removal of documents.
Memory tip
Think of a computer key labeled 'Delete' – it erases things.