delete

«delete» in Mova's school dictionary: to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (delete, deletes, deleted, deleting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word. tree →

2) In writing, to delete is to cross out or remove words. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: taking away files, photos, songs or messages, so the number goes down (subtract); computing: delete key, deleting files; school: delete the wrong word when editing; online safety: think before you post, because deleted things may still be saved somewhere

examples

• She deleted 12 photos from her phone. tree →
• He had 80 songs and deleted 15. tree →
• How many emails are left after she deletes 9? tree →
• Each day he deletes 5 old messages. tree →
• Press delete to remove the letter. tree →
• Delete the extra word in the sentence. tree →
• Things you post online can be hard to delete. tree →
• I have had greater confidence in my young friends, and have deleted the fairy who did not exist in the tale as told to me. tree →

note

Means take away: subtract. Trap: «deleted half» means divide by 2, not subtract 2. Online safety: something deleted may have been copied first.

In the corpora

• A message saying your account will be deleted unless you log in through a link is phishing, a trick to steal your login.
• Photos take up storage; photographers pick their best few and delete the rest.
• "Expletive deleted" means a swear word was said here and has been left out of the written record.
• Things posted online can be copied and kept, even after you delete them.
• «Share this before it gets deleted!» is a trick to make false stories spread fast.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «delete» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.