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subtract

verb
/səbˈtrækt/
/səbˈtrækt/
 [transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they subtract
/səbˈtrækt/
/səbˈtrækt/
he / she / it subtracts
/səbˈtrækts/
/səbˈtrækts/
past simple subtracted
/səbˈtræktɪd/
/səbˈtræktɪd/
past participle subtracted
/səbˈtræktɪd/
/səbˈtræktɪd/
-ing form subtracting
/səbˈtræktɪŋ/
/səbˈtræktɪŋ/
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  1. subtract (something) (from something) to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount减；减去 synonym take (31)
    • 6 subtracted from 9 is 39 减 6 等于 3。
    • If you subtract 6 from 9, you get 3.9减6，剩3。
    opposite addTopics Maths and measurementc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySubtract is used with these nouns as the object:
    • number
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.

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