destroy in English: To break or damage something so badly that it cannot be used or repaired. (verb)

/dɪˈstrɔɪ/

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Translation

To break or damage something so badly that it cannot be used or repaired.

Word origin

From Old French destruire, from Latin destruere, meaning to pull down.

Origin: Old French
Root: destruire

Grammar

Verb typeregular (destroy, destroys, destroyed)

Examples

Here "destroy" means to break something so badly it cannot be used.

"Destroyed" is the past form of "destroy".

careless .

"Destroys" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 14.