Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To remove (markings or information).

    I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.

    auslöschen, ausradieren, löschen

    стира́тьstirátʹ, стере́тьsterétʹ

    стира́тиstyráty, сте́ртиstérty

    remove from memory or existence

  2. (transitive)To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.

    I'm going to erase this tape.

    vernichten, löschen

    стира́тьstirátʹ, стере́тьsterétʹ

  3. (transitive)To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.

    I'm going to erase those files.

    löschen, leeren, reinigen

    стира́тьstirátʹ, стере́тьsterétʹ

  4. (transitive)To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play

    Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play.

    ausschalten

  5. (intransitive)To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).

    The chalkboard erased easily.

    The files will erase quickly.

  6. (transitive)To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society.

  7. (slang, transitive)To kill; assassinate.

Examples

134 sentences
  1. Their names were erased from the list.

    Їхні імена було викреслено зі списку. — tikan0

    ruИх имена были удалены из списка. — Hellerick

  2. You can't erase the past.

    Минуле не зітреш. — deniko

    ruПрошлое нельзя стереть. — marafon

    deMan kann das Vergangene nicht ausradieren. — Sudajaengi

  3. I need to find an eraser.

    deIch muß ein Radiergummi finden. — Waldelfe

  4. He erased his speech from the tape.

    ruОн удалил свой голос с магнитофонной записи. — corvard

  5. I erased my hard disk by accident.

    ruЯ случайно отформатировал свой жёсткий диск. — Ooneykcall

    deIch habe aus Versehen meine Festplatte gelöscht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to remove markings or information:
Русский
By meaning 1
to remove markings or information:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to remove markings or information:
to obliterate information:
to clear a storage medium:
to remove a runner:

Origin

From Latin ērāsus, past participle of ērādere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”

From Latin ērāsus, past participle of ērādere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”). Compare Middle English arasen, aracen (“to eradicate, erase”). Displaced native Old English dilegian.

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Forms

erases, erasing, erased, erased
Base formerase · to erase
3rd person singularerases
Present participleerasing
Past simpleerased
Past participleerased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyerase
he, she, iterases

Past simpleLesson

all personserased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave erased
he, she, ithas erased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill erase

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
remove markings or information:recordA2

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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