Abbreviate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

shorten

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪptɹˌɑːdʒaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛdθs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛdθs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪptɹˌɑːdʒaɪn/.

Examples

The manuscript must be shortened
Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut abridge shorten reduce foreshorten contract

Antonyms

expand

Parts of Speech

verb	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements “The manuscript must be shortened”
verb	shorten “Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'”

Word Forms

abridgement	noun	a shortened version of a written work
abridger	noun	one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
abbreviator	noun	one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
shortener	noun	any agent that shortens
contraction	noun	the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
abbreviation	noun	a shortened form of a word or phrase

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abkürzen

den Umfang reduzieren und dabei wesentliche Elemente beibehalten

🇫🇷French

abréger

réduire la portée tout en conservant les éléments essentiels

🇪🇸Spanish

abreviar

Reducir el alcance manteniendo los elementos esenciales.

🇮🇹Italian

abbreviare

ridurre la portata pur mantenendo gli elementi essenziali

🇳🇱Dutch

afkorten

reikwijdte beperken, terwijl essentiële elementen behouden blijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

abreviar

reduzir o escopo, mantendo elementos essenciais

🇷🇺Russian

сокращать

уменьшить объем, сохранив при этом основные элементы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्षिप्त

आवश्यक तत्वों को बरकरार रखते हुए दायरे को कम करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত করা

প্রয়োজনীয় উপাদানগুলি ধরে রাখার সময় সুযোগ হ্রাস করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கமாக

அத்தியாவசிய கூறுகளை தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்ளும்போது நோக்கத்தை குறைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంక్షిప్తంగా

అవసరమైన అంశాలను నిలుపుకుంటూ పరిధిని తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संक्षिप्त

आवश्यक घटक टिकवून ठेवताना व्याप्ती कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંક્ષિપ્ત

આવશ્યક તત્વો જાળવી રાખીને અવકાશમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸಿ

ಅಗತ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുരുക്കി

അവശ്യ ഘടകങ്ങൾ നിലനിർത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് വ്യാപ്തി കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਖੇਪ

ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਰਾਰ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਦਾਇਰਾ ਘਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مختصر

ضروری عناصر کو برقرار رکھتے ہوئے دائرہ کار کو کم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缩写

缩小范围，同时保留基本要素

🇯🇵Japanese

省略する

重要な要素を維持しながら範囲を縮小する

🇰🇷Korean

약하다

필수 요소를 유지하면서 범위를 줄입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

viết tắt

giảm phạm vi trong khi vẫn giữ lại các yếu tố thiết yếu

🇹🇭Thai

ย่อ

ลดขอบเขตโดยยังคงรักษาองค์ประกอบที่สำคัญไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyingkat

mengurangi cakupannya sambil mempertahankan elemen-elemen penting

🇵🇭Filipino

paikliin

bawasan ang saklaw habang pinapanatili ang mahahalagang elemento

🇲🇾Malay

ringkaskan

mengurangkan skop sambil mengekalkan elemen penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اختصر

تقليل النطاق مع الاحتفاظ بالعناصر الأساسية

🇮🇷Persian

مخفف کردن

کاهش دامنه با حفظ عناصر ضروری

🇹🇷Turkish

kısaltmak

Temel unsurları korurken kapsamı daraltın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַצֵר

לצמצם את היקף תוך שמירה על אלמנטים חיוניים

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

The primary meaning of 'abbreviate' is 'reduce in scope while retaining essential elements'.

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

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

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

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