subtract — to take away a number or amount from another number
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to take away a number or amount from another number
Pronunciation (IPA): /səbˈtrækt/
Korean meaning: 빼다, 감하다
Korean pronunciation: 섭**트랙**트
Example Sentences
- My bank account subtracts money faster than I can add it.
- Please subtract the discount from the total price.
- She tried to subtract her age from her dating profile, but math doesn't lie.
subtract
VERB//səbˈtrækt//
to take away a number or amount from another number
💡 Concept
to take away a number or amount from another number
🎵 Rhyme
Subtract to make a clean contract that will attract!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/səbˈtrækt/
🇬🇧 UK/səbˈtrækt/
🌳Etymology
Prefixsub--
Roottract
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '아래로(sub) + 끌어당기다(trahere)'의 의미가 합쳐져서 '아래로 끌어내리다', 즉 '빼다'라는 뜻이 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
extractcontractattractexact
extract
contract
attract
exact
🔗Collocations
subtract from
subtract a number
subtract the cost
subtract taxes
subtract mentally
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My bank account subtracts money faster than I can add it.”
“Please subtract the discount from the total price.”
😄 Fun example
“She tried to subtract her age from her dating profile, but math doesn't lie.”
“The teacher asked us to subtract 47 from 85.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
deductminustake awayremove
Antonyms
addplusinclude
Related
additionmultiplicationdivisioncalculatemathematics
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