Extract

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/ˈekstrækt/ (n) · /ɪkˈstrækt/ (v) · एक्स्ट्रैक्ट

Meaning

The essence of a substance obtained by drawing it out; also a passage taken from a text

a short passage or substance taken out; to take out

हिंदी अर्थ

सार

अंश, सार; निकालना

Example sentences

Add a few drops of vanilla extract to the batter.

Radhika read out an extract from her favourite novel.

Read this extract from the novel.

Daily use: Radhika ne kitab ka ek extract class mein padh kar sunaya.

Word forms
Extract nExtraction nExtract v
Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Extract में ex = बाहर और tract = खींचना (tractor, attract वाला)। किसी चीज़ से खींचकर निकाला गया सार, जैसे vanilla extract, या किताब का अंश, extract है।

In EXTRACT, 'ex' means out and 'tract' means pull, as in tractor and attract. What is pulled out of something, its essence like vanilla extract, or a passage drawn from a book, is an extract.

Exam note

Noun (EX-tract) = सार या अंश; verb (ex-TRACT) = निकालना। Verb का antonym insert है।

As a noun (EX-tract) it means essence or a passage; as a verb (ex-TRACT) it means to take out. Insert is the antonym of the verb.

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