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to subtract
01
(mathematics) to take a number from another number and find out the difference
Transitive: to subtract a number | to subtract a number from another
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
subtract
3rd person singular
subtracts
Present participle
subtracting
Past simple
subtracted
Past participle
subtracted
Examples
If you subtract 4 from 9, you get 5.
02
to remove or take something away
Transitive: to subtract specific elements or parts
Examples
Subtracting too many key details weakened his argument.
Lexical Tree
subtracter
subtract
