reduce
To make something smaller or less in size, amount, degree, or price. It is used when you want to limit or cut down on something that exists.
مثالها
3 از 5I want to reduce the amount of salt in my diet.
I want to reduce the amount of salt in my diet.
The government is trying to reduce unemployment rates.
The government is trying to reduce unemployment rates.
Can you reduce the volume? It's too loud.
Can you reduce the volume? It's too loud.
خانواده کلمه
راهنمای حفظ
Think of a chef making a sauce. They boil it to make it smaller and thicker; this is called 'reducing' the sauce.
آزمون سریع
The shop decided to ___ the price of the shoes to sell them faster.
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پاسخ صحیح این است: reduce
مثالها
I want to reduce the amount of salt in my diet.
everydayI want to reduce the amount of salt in my diet.
The government is trying to reduce unemployment rates.
formalThe government is trying to reduce unemployment rates.
Can you reduce the volume? It's too loud.
informalCan you reduce the volume? It's too loud.
Researchers are looking for ways to reduce plastic pollution.
academicResearchers are looking for ways to reduce plastic pollution.
We need to reduce expenses by ten percent this quarter.
businessWe need to reduce expenses by ten percent this quarter.
خانواده کلمه
ترکیبهای رایج
عبارات رایج
reduce to tears
to make someone cry
reduce to rubble
to destroy something completely
at a reduced price
for a cheaper price than normal
اغلب اشتباه گرفته میشود با
Reduce is usually an active choice made by someone, whereas decrease often happens naturally or automatically.
Lower is often used for physical height or position, while reduce is for quantity or value.
نکات کاربردی
Reduce is a transitive verb, which means it almost always needs an object (you reduce *something*). It is commonly used in passive forms like 'the price was reduced'.
اشتباهات رایج
Learners often say 'the price reduced' (intransitive) when they should say 'the price decreased' or 'the price was reduced'.
راهنمای حفظ
Think of a chef making a sauce. They boil it to make it smaller and thicker; this is called 'reducing' the sauce.
ریشه کلمه
From the Latin 'reducere', which means 'to lead back' (re- 'back' + ducere 'to lead').
الگوهای دستوری
بافت فرهنگی
The phrase 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' is a famous environmental slogan used globally to promote sustainability.
آزمون سریع
The shop decided to ___ the price of the shoes to sell them faster.
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پاسخ صحیح این است: reduce
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