to digest

Examples

• All

• I had a hard time digesting what the models were telling me.

  Big Think

• I need some time to digest all this new information before I can make a decision.

• This is a lot to digest, even for me.

  Tati

• Just allow yourself to digest that and then respond.

• Consider having students work in groups to digest the information and then present their findings to the class.

  Academic text (2009)

• We are all all still struggling to digest last night's Vice presidential debate.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• I've had months to digest this, Dad.

  Marcus (2022)

• Tina just needs some time to digest what you told her.

  The Birth of a Nation (1915)

• The Japanese had to digest them and adapt themselves to new philosophies and new institutions.

  Academic text (1994)

• Gene connected the dots so fast, I'm still digesting it.

  Into the Flames (2021)

Synonyms

L

to learn

vsto digest

∞ 1.0

Remember words and facts so you can say them later

is thinking and absorbing to build understanding as well as memory

A

to absorb

vsto digest

217 3.0

To take in things such as liquid, light, or information

is specifically a mental process to understand and remember, not general intake

T

to take in

vsto digest

37 3.2

Understand new information or ideas

is a deeper thinking process that helps understanding and memory beyond mere grasping

A

to assimilate

vsto digest

22 5.5

Take in and understand new ideas or information

is a process of thinking things over before fully integrating them

S

to soak up knowledge

vsto digest

• Informal

1 4.0

To take in new information quickly and easily

is a thoughtful process to understand and remember rather than quick intake

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

M

to misunderstand

53 1.8

To think something is true when it is not

How Understood

to master

191 4.1

to internalize

• US

37 6.7

to digest

45 4.5

to understand

∞ 1.0

to notice

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology