digest

verb
UK: /daɪˈdʒest/
US: /daɪˈdʒest/

  1. To break down food in your body so it can be used.

    1. It's hard to digest food late at night.
    2. Some people can't easily digest milk products because they are lactose intolerant.

  2. To understand new information.

    1. I need time to digest what he said.
    2. It took me a week to digest the news of her promotion and new responsibilities.

Synonyms

summary abridge abstract understand review assimilate shorten
digest noun

  1. A short version of a longer piece of writing.

    1. This is a digest of the book.
    2. I read a digest of the new regulations to quickly understand them.

  2. A magazine that publishes articles in shortened form.

    1. He subscribes to a monthly digest.
    2. Reader's Digest is a popular general interest family magazine.
digest transitive-verb

  1. To think about something carefully in order to understand it.

    1. I will digest on the plan.
    2. Let me digest your proposal before making a decision about the project.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "digest" in English means: To break down food in your body so it can be used., To understand new information..

The phonetic transcription of "digest" is /daɪˈdʒest/ in British English and /daɪˈdʒest/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "digest": summary, abridge, abstract, understand, review, assimilate, shorten.

Example usage of "digest": "It's hard to digest food late at night.". More examples on the page.