erase
To removeTo remove (markings or information).
» Their names were erased from the list.
Их имена были удалены из списка.
Их имена были вычеркнуты из списка.
Їхні імена було викреслено зі списку.
Meaning
7 senses(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
(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
(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
(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
(intransitive)To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
The chalkboard erased easily.
The files will erase quickly.
(transitive)To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society.
(slang, transitive)To kill; assassinate.
Examples
134 sentencesTheir names were erased from the list.
Їхні імена було викреслено зі списку.
ruИх имена были удалены из списка.
You can't erase the past.
Минуле не зітреш.
ruПрошлое нельзя стереть.
deMan kann das Vergangene nicht ausradieren.
I need to find an eraser.
deIch muß ein Radiergummi finden.
He erased his speech from the tape.
ruОн удалил свой голос с магнитофонной записи.
I erased my hard disk by accident.
ruЯ случайно отформатировал свой жёсткий диск.
deIch habe aus Versehen meine Festplatte gelöscht.
Translations
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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, erasedSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle