Digesting Meaning in English

word · lemma: digest

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التعريف

Digesting means breaking down food in the stomach and intestines so the body can use its nutrients. It can also mean understanding or absorbing information slowly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used for physical food processing but also for 'digesting information' (mental). Often appears as 'have trouble digesting', 'still digesting the news', or 'digesting a meal'. 'Digest' is the verb; 'digesting' is the continuous form. Don't confuse with 'digestion' (noun).

• Spanish: digerir
• Portuguese (BR): digerir
• Portuguese (PT): digerir
• Chinese (Simplified): 消化
• Chinese (Traditional): 消化
• Hindi: पचाना
• Arabic: يهضم
• Bengali: হজম করা - বোঝা (তথ্য)
• Russian: переваривать - усваивать (информацию)
• Japanese: 消化する - 理解する（情報）
• Vietnamese: tiêu hóa - tiếp thu (thông tin)
• Korean: 소화하다 - 받아들이다(정보)
• Turkish: sindirmek - anlamak (bilgi)
• Urdu: ہضم کرنا - سمجھنا (معلومات)
• Indonesian: mencerna - memahami (informasi)

جمل نموذجية

He is digesting his lunch after eating.

basic

The body starts digesting food in the mouth.

basic

Some animals are good at digesting plants.

basic

I'm still digesting all the information from today's meeting.

natural

Give yourself time for digesting such big news.

natural

After that meal, I'm going to need a while for digesting!

natural