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Explore Abbreviate through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like reduce or minify. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Abbreviate meaning

  1. To shorten by omitting parts or details.
  2. To speak or write in a brief manner.
  3. To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.

Synonyms of Abbreviate

reduce minify lessen decrease contract cut shorten foreshorten abridge expand

Related words

Other words often associated with Abbreviate or its synonyms:

change increase alter shrink modify trim promise perforated alteration flourish fall concentrate

Using Abbreviate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To shorten by omitting parts or details. | To speak or write in a brief manner. | To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
  • Useful related words include: reduce, minify, lessen, decrease.
  • In the example corpus, abbreviate often appears in combinations such as: to abbreviate, abbreviate the, can abbreviate.

Context around Abbreviate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

publications 1×

Often after:

2020 1× nearly 1× mimeme 1× ultra 1×

Sentence patterns with Abbreviate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

appropriate to abbreviate the listing 1× common to abbreviate the name 1× d can abbreviate 1× developed to abbreviate these quantities 1× do not abbreviate 2020 according 1× if i abbreviate mimeme to 1× intention to abbreviate the work 1× let you abbreviate as cia 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abbreviation you can 1× as storage capacities 1× do not abbreviate 1× he also noted 1× i hope my 1× in principle sub 1×

Common sentence endings:

abbreviate the listing 1× abbreviate the work 1× abbreviate these quantities 1× d can abbreviate 1× filter of x 1× law office llc 1×

Words around Abbreviate

Just before it in the word index:

abbrev 3 abbrea 3 abboud 11 abbotts 17 abbottabad 14 abbott 927

Just after it in the word index:

abbreviated 281 abbreviating 5 abbreviation 196 abbreviations 109 abbreviator 3 abbreviators 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Abbreviate

  • In this selection, "abbreviate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, publications, 2020, nearly and mimeme stand out and add context to how "abbreviate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include appropriate to abbreviate the listing and common to abbreviate the name. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abbreviate" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abbreviate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He also noted his intention to 'abbreviate' the work. (9 words)

As storage capacities increased, several different methods were developed to abbreviate these quantities. (13 words)

As with the filiation, it was common to abbreviate the name of the tribe. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In principle, sub study reports should include all investigators for the main trial, although in some instances, where a smaller number of investigators have made any form of contribution, it may be appropriate to abbreviate the listing. (37 words)

Some authors use "(ultra)filter" of a partial ordered set" vs. "on an arbitrary set"; i.e. they write "(ultra)filter on X" to abbreviate "(ultra)filter of ℘(X)". (29 words)

Do not abbreviate 2020," according to the police department's post of a meme credited to George E. Moore Law Office, LLC. (22 words)

Example sentences (11)

Do not abbreviate 2020," according to the police department's post of a meme credited to George E. Moore Law Office, LLC.

In principle, sub study reports should include all investigators for the main trial, although in some instances, where a smaller number of investigators have made any form of contribution, it may be appropriate to abbreviate the listing.

Abbreviation: You can abbreviate nearly all commands and native functions to one, two, or three characters.

As storage capacities increased, several different methods were developed to abbreviate these quantities.

As with the filiation, it was common to abbreviate the name of the tribe.

He also noted his intention to 'abbreviate' the work.

I hope my classicist friends will forgive me if I abbreviate mimeme to meme.

Math., Mathematical Reviews and many other mathematical publications abbreviate it as Ann. of Math. instead. citation.

Some authors use "(ultra)filter" of a partial ordered set" vs. "on an arbitrary set"; i.e. they write "(ultra)filter on X" to abbreviate "(ultra)filter of ℘(X)".

The combination CMA IAC, which the assembler let you abbreviate as CIA, produced the arithmetic inverse of AC: the twos-complement negation.

This was intended to add " density " to the existing list of words that the letter "D" can abbreviate.

Common combinations with abbreviate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abbreviate" in a sentence?
An example: "Do not abbreviate 2020," according to the police department's post of a meme credited to George E. Moore Law Office, LLC." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "abbreviate" from authentic English texts.
What does "abbreviate" mean?
Abbreviate means: To shorten by omitting parts or details.
What are synonyms of "abbreviate"?
Common synonyms of "abbreviate" include: reduce, minify, lessen, decrease, contract, cut, shorten, foreshorten. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "abbreviate" are there?
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