Subtract — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make a subtraction

take off or away

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sʌbtɹˈækt/

🇬🇧British English

/sʌbtɹˈakt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sʌbtɹˈakt/

2 syllables Say it as /sʌbtɹˈækt/.

Examples

subtract this amount from my paycheck
this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deduct take off

Antonyms

add

Parts of Speech

verb	make a subtraction “subtract this amount from my paycheck”
verb	take off or away “this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”

Word Forms

subtractive	adjective	constituting or involving subtraction
subtraction	noun	an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
deduction	noun	the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

subtrahieren

eine Subtraktion durchführen

🇫🇷French

soustraire

faire une soustraction

🇪🇸Spanish

sustraer

hacer una resta

🇮🇹Italian

sottrarre

fare una sottrazione

🇳🇱Dutch

aftrekken

een aftrekking maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

subtrair

faça uma subtração

🇷🇺Russian

вычесть

сделать вычитание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घटाना

घटाव करो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিয়োগ

একটি বিয়োগ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கழிக்கவும்

ஒரு கழித்தல் செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

తీసివేయుము

తీసివేత చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वजा करा

वजाबाकी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાદબાકી

બાદબાકી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳೆಯಿರಿ

ವ್ಯವಕಲನ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറയ്ക്കുക

ഒരു കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਓ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਾਓ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھٹائیں

ایک گھٹاؤ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减去

做一个减法

🇯🇵Japanese

引き算

引き算をする

🇰🇷Korean

덜다

뺄셈을 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trừ đi

thực hiện phép trừ

🇹🇭Thai

ลบ

ทำการลบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengurangi

melakukan pengurangan

🇵🇭Filipino

ibawas

gumawa ng pagbabawas

🇲🇾Malay

tolak

membuat penolakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرح

إجراء عملية الطرح

🇮🇷Persian

کم کردن

تفریق انجام دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

çıkarma

çıkarma yap

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַסֵר

לעשות חיסור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'subtract'?

The primary meaning of 'subtract' is 'make a subtraction'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'subtract' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'subtract' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'subtract' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'subtract' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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