evaporate

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

Translation

English definition:
vt. & vi. (of something) to disappear by turning into vapor
vi. to disappear, cease to exist.
Word Forms
Present Participleevaporating
Third Person Singularevaporates
Past Tenseevaporated
Past Participleevaporated
Pluralevaporates

Example Sentences

The sun will evaporate the mist.

Jua kitauwaisha ukungu.

The pool of water on the playground evaporated in the sun.

Maji kwenye dimbwi kwenye uwanja wa kucheza yameuwaisha jua.

The water soon evaporated in the sunshine.

Maji yameuwaisha haraka katika mwanga wa jua.

Heat evaporates water into steam.

Joto huuwaisha maji na kuwafanya kuwa mvuke.

the militancy of earlier years had evaporated in the wake of defeat.

Ushupotovu wa miaka ya awali umeuwaisha baada ya kushindwa.

If you evaporate a little sea water on a porcelain dish; on cooling, crystals of common salt will deposit on the sides of the dish.

Ikiwa uta waawisha maji kidogo ya bahari kwenye sahani ya porusini; wakati inachili, fuwele za chumvi za kawaida zitakaa kwenye pande za sahani.

Without action, even the most grand of dreams evaporate into the ether when left unnurtured in the misty realms of the mind.

Bila hatua, hata ndoto kubwa zaidi huuwaisha katika upepo wakati haziendelezwi katika maeneo ya mawingu ya akili.

Real-world Examples

The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated.

Usalama wa kazi ambao uchumi wa Marekani hapo awali ulibeba kwa wahitimu wa shule ya sekondari umepotea kabisa.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

How do your fingers feel after the two liquids have evaporated?

Vidole vyako hufanya nini baada ya maji yoyote mawili kuyevuka?

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Trust between unions, employers and government has since evaporated.

Muamala wa amana kati ya vyama vya wafanyakazi, watoa ajira na serikali umepotea tangu wakati huo.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2014

Melt away? Yes, you'll melt away soon, and then, you will evaporate and disappear.

Kuvukia? Ndiyo, utaweza kuyeyuka hivi karibuni, na kisha, utaevukia na kutoweka.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

It is not only that growth is evaporating; inflation is also extraordinarily low.

Sio tu kwamba ukuaji unazidi; bei za gharama za maisha ni ndogo sana.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And here's what would happen if all the Earth's oceans evaporated.

Na hili ndilo litakachotokea ikiwa bahari zote za Dunia zitayeyuka.

Source: If there is a if.

Yet barely had they appeared than they could have just as quickly evaporated.

Bado hawajajitokeza kabisa kuliko kuweza kuyeyuka haraka.

Source: Environment and Science

But how bad would it be if all the oceans evaporated right now?

Lakini ni mbaya vipi ikiwa bahari zote zitayeyuka sasa hivi?

Source: If there is a if.

But by Sunday, the hope of finding anyone else alive had all but evaporated.

Lakini ifikapo siku ya Jumapili, tumaini la kupata mtu mwingine hai limepotea kabisa.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2021 Collection

To cheat this, they'll just evaporate everything and turn everything into mushroom farms.

Ili kucheza hili, watayeyuka kila kitu na kugeuza kila kitu kuwa shamba la uyoga.

Source: Riddles (Audio Version)

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