Deleting Meaning in English

word · lemma: delete

US

dɪˈɫitɪŋ

di-LEE-ting

UK

dɪlˈiːtɪŋ

di-LEE-ting

التعريف

Removing or erasing something, especially information or content, from a system, document, or device.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal or neutral; often used for computer actions ('deleting files', 'deleting messages'). Do not confuse with 'erasing' (which can be physical or digital); also, 'remove' is broader. Typical collocations: 'deleting an email', 'deleting history', 'deleting an account'.

• Spanish: eliminar - borrar
• Portuguese (BR): excluir - apagar - deletar
• Portuguese (PT): eliminar - apagar - deletar
• Chinese (Simplified): 删除
• Chinese (Traditional): 刪除
• Hindi: हटाना
• Arabic: حذف
• Bengali: মুছে ফেলা
• Russian: удаление
• Japanese: 削除すること
• Vietnamese: xóa
• Korean: 삭제
• Turkish: silmek
• Urdu: حذف کرنا
• Indonesian: menghapus

جمل نموذجية

She is deleting old photos from her phone.

basic

I am deleting unnecessary files to free up space.

basic

Are you deleting your account?

basic

Be careful—you might regret deleting that message later.

natural

He keeps deleting comments he doesn’t like from his posts.

natural

After deleting everything, the folder was finally empty.

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