abbreviate
US
/əˈbriːvieɪt/
UK
/əˈbriːvieɪt/
Meaning
To make a word, name, or text shorter, especially by using fewer letters or a shortened form.
किसी शब्द, नाम या लिखे हुए पाठ को छोटा करना, अक्सर उसका संक्षिप्त रूप इस्तेमाल करके।
Examples
“We often abbreviate the name of the company to its initials.”
“Please abbreviate the months in your notes to save space.”
“The abbreviated form “Dr.” is commonly used before a doctor's name.”
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Not natural: We abbreviated the meeting to thirty minutes.
Better: We shortened the meeting to thirty minutes.
Abbreviate usually shortens words, names, or written text; use shorten for the duration of a meeting.
Abbreviate आमतौर पर शब्द, नाम या लिखे हुए पाठ को छोटा करने के लिए होता है; meeting की अवधि के लिए shorten कहें।
Not natural: The word is abbreviate as “dept.”
Better: The word is abbreviated as “dept.”
After “is,” use the past participle “abbreviated” to form the passive voice.
Passive वाक्य में “is” के बाद past participle “abbreviated” आता है, “abbreviate” नहीं।
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Learner tip
Use abbreviate for shortening words or written forms; for reducing time or distance, shorten is usually more natural.
शब्द या लिखे हुए रूप को छोटा करने के लिए abbreviate बोलें; समय या दूरी कम करने के लिए आमतौर पर shorten बेहतर है।