Meaning

2 senses
  1. A substance that aids digestion.

    any substance that promotes digestion

  2. (Canada, Ireland, UK)A digestive biscuit.

    I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.

    I made a mistake and bought plain digestives instead of chocolate ones.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. My digestive system is highly active.

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  2. Dates help your digestive system work better.

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  3. Your digestive system is as long as a bus.

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  4. The mouth is part of an animal's digestive tract.

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  5. Millions of beneficial organisms live in the human digestive tract.

    ruВ кишечном тракте человека живут миллионы полезных микроорганизмов.

    deMillionen nützlicher Organismen leben im menschlichem Verdauungstrakt.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.

From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.

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Forms

plural: digestives
Singulardigestive
Pluraldigestives

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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