digest
🇺🇸
/daɪˈdʒest/
🇬🇧
/daɪˈdʒest/
verb
R
to break down food in your stomach so your body can use it
It takes time to digest a big meal.
R
to break down a substance using heat or chemicals to get useful parts
Scientists digest samples to study their components.
R
to think about information until you understand it
I need time to digest all this new information.
noun
R
a short summary of important information
Read the digest to get the main points quickly.
translation
to break down food in your stomach so your body can use it; to break down a substance using heat or chemicals to get useful parts; to think about information until you understand it
a short summary of important information
Word Forms
3rd Present
digests
Progressive
digesting
Past
digested
Perfect
digested
Plural
digests