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How to pronounce “delete”
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Pronunciation guide for delete
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of delete with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The price of a "clean" internet
which of the suspicious content should be deleted,
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce delete
The price of a "clean" internet

which of the suspicious content should be deleted,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “delete”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
- (online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate.
- (transitive, slang) To kill or murder.
- [Noun]
- (computing) A deletion.
- (recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
- (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete.
- (computing) The delete character (U+007F or %7F).
- [Adjective]
- feminine plural of deleto
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