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to delete
01
to remove a piece of data from a computer or smartphone
Transitive: to delete digital data
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
delete
3rd person singular
deletes
Present participle
deleting
Past simple
deleted
Past participle
deleted
Examples
She decided to delete the old files from her computer to free up space.
02
to remove something, such as words from a text or unnecessary elements from a plan
Transitive: to delete a part of a text
Examples
The editor decided to delete the unnecessary paragraphs from the article.
2.1
to remove a product from the list of items available for sale
Transitive: to delete a product
Examples
The bookstore had to delete some older editions from their inventory.
Lexical Tree
deletion
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