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( səbtræ kt )
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense subtracts , present participle subtracting , past tense , past participle subtracted verb If you subtract one number from another, you do a calculation in which you take it away from the other number. For example, if you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2.
Mandy subtracted the date of birth from the date of death. [ VERB noun + from ]
We have subtracted $25 per adult to arrive at a basic room rate. [ VERB noun]
Synonyms: take away , take off , deduct, remove More Synonyms of subtract
subtraction ( səbtræ kʃə n ) Word forms: plural subtractions variable noun She's ready to learn simple addition and subtraction.
I looked at what he'd given me and did a quick subtraction.
subtract in British English ( səbˈtrækt )
verb 1. to calculate the difference between (two numbers or quantities) by subtraction
2. to remove (a part of a thing, quantity, etc) from the whole
Derived forms
subtracter ( subˈtracter) noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin
subtractus withdrawn, from
subtrahere to draw away from beneath, from
sub- +
trahere to draw
subtract in American English ( səbˈtrækt )
verb transitive , verb intransitive 1. to take away (a part from a whole)
2. to take away or deduct (one number or quantity from another)
Derived forms
subtracter ( subˈtracter) noun
Word origin
< L
subtractus, pp. of
subtrahere, to draw away underneath, subtract <
sub-, sub- +
trahere, to draw
Examples of 'subtract' in a sentence subtract
No, subtract antiques from the great equation of life and all is zero. I subtract the five minutes that have elapsed since I got clear; I have until five past ten. In other languages subtract
British English :
subtract /
səbˈtrækt /
VERB If you subtract one number from another, you take the first number away from the second.
American English : subtract Arabic : يَطْرَح Brazilian Portuguese : subtrair Chinese : 减去 Croatian : oduzeti Czech : odečíst Danish : trække fra Dutch : aftrekken rekenenEuropean Spanish : restar Finnish : vähentää vähennyslaskussaFrench : soustraire German : subtrahieren Greek : αφαιρώ Italian : sottrarre Japanese : 引く Korean : 빼다 Norwegian : trekke fra Polish : odjąć European Portuguese : subtrair Romanian : a scădea Russian : вычитать Latin American Spanish : restar Swedish : subtrahera Thai : ลบออกไป Turkish : çıkarmak matematikUkrainian : віднімати Vietnamese : trừ Chinese translation of 'subtract' vt to subtract sth (from sth) (从(從)某数(數)中)减(減)去某数(數) ((cóng mǒushù zhōng) jiǎnqù mǒushù)
Definition
to remove (a part of something) from the whole
Subtract the date of birth from the date of death.
Synonyms
take away
take off
remove
diminish
take from
detract
Opposites
add
, add to
, supplement , increase by
, append
Additional synonyms Definition
to subtract (a number, quantity, or part)
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Synonyms
subtract ,
remove ,
take off ,
withdraw ,
take out ,
take from ,
take away ,
reduce by ,
knock off (informal) ,
decrease by
Definition
to take out or remove
Cassandra withdrew her hand from Roger's. He reached into his pocket and withdrew a piece of paper.
Synonyms
remove ,
pull ,
take off ,
pull out ,
extract ,
take away ,
pull back ,
draw out ,
draw back