abbreviate
معنی فارسی
مختصر يا مخفف کردن (کلمه) ، کوتاه کردن ،
مختصر کردن ، خلاصه کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ǝ brē´vē āt´/vt.
● کوتاه کردن، مختصر کردن
the marriage ceremony was abbreviated by rain
باران موجب شد که مراسم ازدواج کوتاه بشود.
● مخفف کردن، خلاصه کردن
an abbreviated story
داستان خلاصه شده
to abbreviate "building" as "bldg"
واژهی "building" را به صورت "bldg" مخفف کردن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'abbreviare' meaning 'to shorten'.
مثال
- You can abbreviate the word 'abbreviation' to 'abbr.'.
- The professor asked us to abbreviate our essays.
- The company's name is often abbreviated to 'IBM'.
ترکیبهای رایج
Abbreviate a word Abbreviate a name Abbreviate a phrase Abbreviate a sentence
تعریف انگلیسی
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements “The manuscript must be shortened” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- shorten “Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
verb active
Shorten (by cutting off), curtail, reduce, contract, retrench, condense, compress, epitomize, cut short, cut down. See abridge.