Delete as applicable meaning in English
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Definition
delete as applicable: remove, cross out or put a line through the option which does not apply (in a form)
Examples
- "(delete as applicable - please add further information)"
Exercise 1
"delete as applicable"
This could be re-written as:
This could be re-written as:
"delete as applicable"
This could be re-written as:
Cross out 1things that do not apply to you 2
This could be re-written as:
Cross out 1things that do not apply to you 2
1 Cross out: "To cross out" means to delete information by putting a line through it with a pen or pencil. Example: Some people were unable to come to my birthday party, so I crossed out their names on the party list.
1 Wipe out: To "wipe" is to clean (a table) or delete information (on a computer disk). "To wipe out" means to erase or destroy. Example: The city was wiped out by the storm.
1 Rub out: "To rub out" is a synonym of "delete", however it implies that information is completely erased by a rubbing action. Example: I always write using a pencil so that I can easily rub out mistakes using an eraser.
2 things that do not apply to you: This is correct. Despite what you might expect, "Delete as applicable" actually means delete the information that doesn't apply to you. For example, imagine a form that is asking for Brian Jones's title: Mr/Mrs/Miss JONES. Here, Brian would cross out (put a line through) the "Mrs" and "Miss" because they do not apply to him. Therefore, it would look something like: Mr/Mrs/Miss JONES.
2 things that apply to you: This isn't the best choice here.
2 things that are unimportant: "Delete as applicable" does not mean delete information that is unimportant.
Exercise 2
Blood Questionnaire: how much do you really know about blood?
Please delete as applicable
Blood rhymes with . (Hint: "to rhyme" = "to have the same sound". Example: cat rhymes with hat!)
If you pick spots they will sometimes .
Yesterday I opened a vein and on my boss's desk.
If you cut yourself, you say: "Help I'm !"
Please delete as applicable
Blood rhymes with . (Hint: "to rhyme" = "to have the same sound". Example: cat rhymes with hat!)
If you pick spots they will sometimes .
Yesterday I opened a vein and on my boss's desk.
If you cut yourself, you say: "Help I'm !"
Blood Questionnaire: how much do you really know about blood?
Please delete as applicable
Blood rhymes with [not done] mud 1. (Hint: "to rhyme" = "to have the same sound". Example: cat rhymes with hat!)
If you pick spots they will sometimes [not done] bleed 2.
Yesterday I opened a vein and [not done] bled 3 on my boss's desk.
If you cut yourself, you say: "Help I'm [not done] bleeding 4!"
Please delete as applicable
Blood rhymes with [not done] mud 1. (Hint: "to rhyme" = "to have the same sound". Example: cat rhymes with hat!)
If you pick spots they will sometimes [not done] bleed 2.
Yesterday I opened a vein and [not done] bled 3 on my boss's desk.
If you cut yourself, you say: "Help I'm [not done] bleeding 4!"
1 mud: "Blood" rhymes with "mud" and "flood".
2 bleed: "To bleed" is to lose blood. Example: My nose bleeds when I listen to heavy metal music. "To bleed" is an irregular verb (bleed/bled/bled). We always use the present simple after frequency adjectives like "sometimes", "always" or "never". Example: My face often bleeds when I shave with a kitchen knife.
3 bled: The "bleeding" occurred yesterday, in the past, therefore we have to use the past form, "bled". Another example: My nose bled when I walked into a wall.
4 bleeding: You are losing blood now, so we simply use the present continuous - "I am bleeding"!
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