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減らす — meaning in English

herasu

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English meaning

  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  • reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
  • subtract verb To take one number or amount away from another.

Senses

減らす is used for these senses in English:

  • cut (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
  • decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
  • reduce (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
  • subtract (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

decrease — full definition

  1. verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  2. noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

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