英语词汇“subtract”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

subtractsubtract /səbˈtrækt/ ●●● W3 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsubtract

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of subtrahere to pull from beneath, remove

VERB TABLE

subtract

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	subtract
	he, she, it	subtracts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	subtracted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have subtracted
	he, she, it	has subtracted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had subtracted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will subtract
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have subtracted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am subtracting
	he, she, it	is subtracting
	you, we, they	are subtracting
Past	I, he, she, it	was subtracting
	you, we, they	were subtracting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been subtracting
	he, she, it	has been subtracting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been subtracting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be subtracting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been subtracting

math to take a number or an amount from a larger number or amount: subtract something from something If you subtract 10 from 30, you get 20. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of subtrahere to pull from beneath, remove] → see also add (2), deduct, minus1 (1)