condense
US
/kənˈdɛns/
UK
/kənˈdɛns/
Meaning
To make writing, speech, or information shorter while keeping its main points.
लिखी या कही गई बात को मुख्य बातें बनाए रखते हुए छोटा और संक्षिप्त करना।
Examples
“The editor condensed the report into a clear one-page summary.”
“Could you condense your presentation to five minutes?”
“The condensed version keeps the main findings and removes repeated details.”
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Not natural: Please condense down the report.
Better: Please condense the report.
Condense already means make shorter, so down repeats the idea unnecessarily.
Condense का मतलब ही छोटा करना है, इसलिए down जोड़ना दोहराव और अनावश्यक है।
Not natural: She condensed the speech in three main points.
Better: She condensed the speech into three main points.
Use into to show the form or result created by condensing something.
किसी चीज़ को संक्षिप्त करके क्या बनाया, यह बताने के लिए into का इस्तेमाल करें।
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Learner tip
Use condense when details are reduced but the main points remain; use expand for the opposite change.
जब विवरण कम करके मुख्य बातें रखी जाएँ, तब condense कहें; इसके उलट बदलाव के लिए expand इस्तेमाल करें।