destroy

[US]/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
[UK]/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. wasak nang husto; sirain; lipulin.
Word Forms
Past Participledestroyed
Third Person Singulardestroys
Present Participledestroying
Past Tensedestroyed

Example Sentences

a conspiracy to destroy the government.

isang sabwatan upang wasakin ang pamahalaan.

destroy a rabid dog.

wasakin ang isang galit na aso.

destroy this system root and branch

wasakin ang sistemang ito mula sa ugat hanggang sanga

a destroyer of family unity; a destroyer of our environment.

isang sumisira ng pagkakaisa ng pamilya; isang sumisira ng ating kapaligiran.

The village was destroyed by a landslide.

Nawasak ang nayon dahil sa pagguho ng lupa.

It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct.

Karaniwang mas madaling wasakin kaysa magtayo.

the fire completely destroyed the building.

Ganap na sinira ng apoy ang gusali.

to overbuild hotels would destroy the setting.

Ang labis na pagtatayo ng mga hotel ay sisirain ang tanawin.

irradiate farm produce so as to destroy bacteria.

Iradiate ang mga produkto ng bukid upang wasakin ang mga bacteria.

it is necessary to destroy their capacity to wage war.

kailangan nilang wasakin ang kanilang kakayahan upang makipagdigma.

The enemy destroyed the city.

Sinira ng kaaway ang lungsod.

That town was destroyed in a big fire.

Nasira ang bayang iyon sa isang malaking sunog.

The destroyer was winking urgently.

Kumukurap nang padalus-dalos ang wasak.

It seems he's destroying himself.

Tila sinisira niya ang kanyang sarili.

The town was destroyed by the earthquake.

Nasira ang bayan dahil sa lindol.

It fairly destroyed the machine.

Halos nasira nito ang makina.

The hurricane destroyed the whole village.

Winasak ng bagyo ang buong nayon.

The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.

Sinusira nang sistematiko ang rainforest.

Real-world Examples

Trump says the drone was immediately destroyed.

Source: NPR News July 2019 Collection

You almost destroyed my family, destroyed our business.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

6 homes have been destroyed and 5 damaged.

Source: NPR News January 2014 Compilation

You have destroyed my ability to tolerate idiots.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 3

Tooth decay can eventually destroy your wisdom tooth.

Source: Listening Digest

'I dreamed that Thornfield was totally destroyed, just a heap of stones.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Large parts had been destroyed by bombing.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

" The trains were completely destroyed, " he said.

Source: VOA Special English: World

But it was also destroying my home.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 1

It is indiscriminate in what it destroys.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2022

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