extract
To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or…To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
» Should I have my tooth extracted?
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger
entnehmen, herausziehen, ziehen
извлека́тьizvlekátʹ, извле́чьizvléčʹ
витяга́тиvytjaháty, витя́гуватиvytjáhuvaty, ви́тягтиvýtjahty
(transitive)To withdraw by squeezing, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb).
to extract an essential oil from a plant
entziehen
extract by the process of distillation
(transitive)To pick out; to cite or reproduce a snippet of
extract a passage from a text.
extract a line from a song.
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
(transitive)To select parts of a whole
We need to try to extract the positives from the defeat.
(transitive)To determine (a root of a number).
Please extract the cube root of 27.
ziehen
calculate the root of a number
Examples
106 sentencesShould I have my tooth extracted?
I had to get a molar extracted.
ruМне надо было вытащить коренной зуб. — odexed
deEin Backenzahn musste mir gezogen werden. — Dani6187
I've had three molars extracted.
ruМне удалили три коренных зуба. — RusVictoric1993
He extracted salt from seawater through crystallization.
Він видобув сіль з морської води шляхом кристалізації. — artemlyubchenko
ruОн извлекал соль из морской воды путем кристаллизации. — Monroe
deEr extrahierte Salz aus Meerwasser durch Kristallisierung. — boscowitch
Oil is extracted from olives.
Олія видавлена з оливок. — mutternoise
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“ouBorrowed from Latin extractum, neuter perfect passive participle of extrahō, from ex- (“out of”) + trahō (“to drag”).
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Forms
extracts, extracting, extracted, extractedSynonyms
17 synonyms- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense:pull outpullpull uptake outdraw outrip outtear out
- extract by the process of distillation:distilldistil
- take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy:excerpttake out
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action:press outexpress
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning):educeevokeelicitdraw out
Word family
15 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