entfernen — meaning in English

English meaning

• delete verb To remove or erase something, especially text or digital data.
• detach verb To remove or separate something from what it was attached to.
• distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
• remove verb To take something away from its place.

Senses

entfernen is used for these senses in English:

• Delete (computing) A key that may be pressed to delete something (such as text or files) from a computer. The key also erases text from left to right, unlike the backspace key.
• detach (transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
• distance To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
• memory-hole (transitive) To cause something or someone to be forgotten.
• remove (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
• take down To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.

delete — full definition

1. verb To remove or erase something, especially text or digital data.
2. noun The key on a keyboard used to erase text or files.

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