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# delete

verb (delete, deletes, deleted, deleting)

«delete» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#m1)
2. In writing, to delete is to cross out or remove words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x1)
- He had 80 songs and deleted 15. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x2)
- How many emails are left after she deletes 9? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x3)
- Each day he deletes 5 old messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x4)
- Press delete to remove the letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x5)
- Delete the extra word in the sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x6)
- Things you post online can be hard to delete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x7)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/#x8)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «delete» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delete/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delete» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delete.html) on Mova free.