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
- verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- verb To reduce or remove part of something.
- noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
- noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
- noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.
decrease — full definition
- verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
- noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.