Delete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove or make invisible

wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsjˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsjˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm/.

Examples

Please delete my name from your list
Who erased the files form my hard disk?
she edited the juiciest scenes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

erase blue-pencil cancel edit

Antonyms

record

Parts of Speech

verb	remove or make invisible “Please delete my name from your list”
verb	wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information “Who erased the files form my hard disk?”
verb	cut or eliminate “she edited the juiciest scenes”

Word Forms

deletion	noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
eraser	noun	an implement used to erase something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

löschen

entfernen oder unsichtbar machen

🇫🇷French

supprimer

supprimer ou rendre invisible

🇪🇸Spanish

borrar

quitar o hacer invisible

🇮🇹Italian

eliminare

rimuovere o rendere invisibile

🇳🇱Dutch

verwijderen

verwijderen of onzichtbaar maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

excluir

remover ou tornar invisível

🇷🇺Russian

удалить

удалить или сделать невидимым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिटाना

हटाना या अदृश्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

মুছে ফেলুন

অপসারণ বা অদৃশ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

நீக்கவும்

அகற்றவும் அல்லது கண்ணுக்கு தெரியாததாக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగించు

తీసివేయండి లేదా కనిపించకుండా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हटवा

काढा किंवा अदृश्य करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઢી નાખો

દૂર કરો અથવા અદ્રશ્ય બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಳಿಸಿ

ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅದೃಶ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക

നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അദൃശ്യമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਟਾਓ

ਹਟਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਅਦਿੱਖ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

حذف کریں

ہٹا دیں یا پوشیدہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

删除

删除或使其不可见

🇯🇵Japanese

消去

削除するか非表示にする

🇰🇷Korean

삭제

제거하거나 보이지 않게 만들기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xóa bỏ

loại bỏ hoặc làm cho vô hình

🇹🇭Thai

ลบ

ลบหรือทำให้มองไม่เห็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghapus

menghapus atau membuat tidak terlihat

🇵🇭Filipino

tanggalin

alisin o gawing invisible

🇲🇾Malay

padam

keluarkan atau buat tidak kelihatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمسح

إزالة أو جعل غير مرئية

🇮🇷Persian

حذف کنید

حذف کنید یا نامرئی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

silmek

kaldır veya görünmez yap

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִמְחוֹק

להסיר או להפוך לבלתי נראה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'delete'?

The primary meaning of 'delete' is 'remove or make invisible'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'delete' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'delete' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'delete' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'delete' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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