chopped

Describes something that has been cut into pieces, often used in cooking contexts.

• 🌐يُستخدم لوصف شيء قُطِّع إلى قطع صغيرة أو متوسطة، ويُستعمل كثيرًا في سياق الطهي.

1. Cut into pieces A2 formal culinary

   Food that has been cut into small, irregular pieces using a knife or other tool.

   • Add the chopped onions to the pan.
   • She used chopped garlic in the recipe.
   • The salad contains chopped tomatoes and cucumbers.

   🌐مقطّع

   المرادفات: cutcut up

   الأضداد: intactuncutwhole

2. Cut off or severed B1 formal

   Something that has been cut off or separated from the main part.

   • The chopped branches lay on the ground after the storm.
   • He found a chopped rope near the dock.
   • The chopped wood was stacked neatly by the fireplace.

   🌐مقطوع

   المرادفات: cutseveredslicedsplit

• more chopped comparative form
• most chopped superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting something into pieces with a sharp tool, typically an axe, knife, or cleaver.

• 🌐فعل يدل على تقطيع شيء ما إلى قطع بأداة حادة، كالفأس أو السكين أو الساطور، وقد يعني القطع بضربة قوية أو التقطيع إلى أجزاء صغيرة.

1. Cut into pieces A2 formal culinary

   To cut something, especially food, into small pieces with a knife or other tool.

   • She chopped the onions finely for the soup.
   • He chopped the wood for the fireplace.
   • The chef chopped the vegetables quickly.

   🌐تقطيع الطعام

   المرادفات: cubecuthashminceslice

2. Cut down or strike B1 formal

   To cut something down or strike it with a sharp blow.

   • The lumberjack chopped down the old tree.
   • He chopped the branch with an axe.
   • The boxer chopped at his opponent's arm.

   🌐يقطع أو يضرب

   المرادفات: cleavecutfellhackhewlopseverstrike

3. Reduce or stop B2 informal

   To reduce something drastically or to stop something abruptly.

   • The company chopped the budget for next year.
   • They chopped the TV show after only one season.
   • He chopped his speech short when the fire alarm went off.

   🌐التقليص أو الإيقاف

   المرادفات: axecurtailcutdiscontinueendhaltreduceslashstopterminate

   الأضداد: augmentcontinueexpandincreasemaintainsustain

• chopped past participle
• chopped past simple
• chopping present participle
• chops third person singular

الصيغ المركّبة: chop downchop offchop up