half-digested

di·gest

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈdaɪ.dʒest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈdaɪ.dʒest/

Definitions of half-digested word

verb with object half-digested to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system. 1
verb with object half-digested to promote the digestion of (food). 1
verb with object half-digested to obtain information, ideas, or principles from; assimilate mentally: to digest a pamphlet on nuclear waste. 1
verb with object half-digested to arrange methodically in the mind; think over: to digest a plan. 1
verb with object half-digested to bear with patience; endure. 1
verb with object half-digested to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify. 1

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Origin of half-digested

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; (v.) Middle English digesten < Latin dīgestus separated, dissolved (past participle of dīgerere), equivalent to dī- di-2 + ges- carry, bear (base of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) Middle English: collection of laws < Late Latin dīgesta (plural), Latin: collection of writings, neuter plural of dīgestus, as above

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Parts of speech for Half-digested

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-digested popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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