erase

«erase» in Mova's school dictionary: To rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (erase, erases, erased, erasing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or an eraser. tree →

2) To delete something completely, such as a file, message or recording. tree →

3) To remove a memory or feeling so it is forgotten or gone. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school you erase pencil marks or wipe the whiteboard. On computers you erase files or data. In stories, people wish they could «erase a memory» or «erase the past». The tool is an «eraser» (US) or «rubber» (UK).

examples

• Erase the wrong answer and try again. tree →
• The teacher erased the board at the end of the lesson. tree →
• Don't erase the photos before you save them. tree →
• I erased my mistake neatly. tree →
• The rain erased the chalk drawings on the playground. tree →
• She wished she could erase that embarrassing moment. tree →
• Press this button to erase the recording. tree →
• Write in pencil so you can erase it. tree →

note

Regular verb; drop the e: erasing, erased. Noun: eraser (US, Canada) — in the UK and Australia a «rubber» is also used, but in the US «rubber» can be rude slang, so say «eraser» there. Erased work cannot always be recovered on a computer.

Trees and pragmatics

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