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sub·tract
(səb-trăkt′)v. sub·tract·ed, sub·tract·ing, sub·tracts
v.tr.
To take away; deduct.
v.intr.
To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.
[Latin subtrahere, subtract- : sub-, sub- + trahere, to draw.]
sub·tract′er n.
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subtract
(səbˈtrækt)vb
1. (Mathematics) to calculate the difference between (two numbers or quantities) by subtraction
2. to remove (a part of a thing, quantity, etc) from the whole
[C16: from Latin subtractus withdrawn, from subtrahere to draw away from beneath, from sub- + trahere to draw]
subˈtracter n
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sub•tract
(səbˈtrækt)v.t.
1. to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
2. to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct.
v.i. 3. to take away something or a part, as from a whole.
[1530–40; < Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere=sub- sub- + trahere to draw, drag]
sub•tract′er, n.
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subtract
Past participle: subtracted
Gerund: subtracting
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Verb | 1. | subtract - make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck" arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation carry back - deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" |
2. | subtract - take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" |
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subtract
verb take away, take off, deduct, remove, withdraw, diminish, take from, detract Subtract the date of birth from the date of death.
add, add to, supplement, increase by, append
add, add to, supplement, increase by, append
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Translations
odečístodčítat
subtraheretrække fra
vähentää
oduzeti
draga frá
引く
빼다
atimtis
atņemt
aftrekkenin mindering brengen
odšteti
subtrahera
ลบออกไป
trừ
subtract
[səbˈtrækt]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
subtract
[səbˈtrækt] vt → soustraire, retrancherto subtract three from five → retrancher trois de cinq
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
subtract
vti → abziehen, subtrahieren (from von)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
subtract
(səbˈtrӕkt) verb to take one number or quantity from another. If you subtract 5 from 8, 3 is left; In their first year at school, most children learn to add and subtract.
subˈtraction (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
subtract
→ يَطْرَح odečíst trække fra subtrahieren αφαιρώ restar vähentää soustraire oduzeti sottrarre 引く 빼다 aftrekken trekke fra odjąć subtrair вычитать subtrahera ลบออกไป çıkarmak trừ 减去Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
subtract
vt, vi (arith) restar; Subtract 7 from 100..Reste 7 a 100.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.