verb🔗ShareAbkürzen, verkürzenTo shorten by omitting parts or details."When writing addresses, we are abbreviating "Street" to "St." and "Avenue" to "Ave." "Beim Schreiben von Adressen kürzen wir „Street“ zu „St.“ und „Avenue“ zu „Ave.“ ab.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbkürzen, verkürzenTo speak or write in a brief manner."The teacher was abbreviating "United States of America" to "USA" while writing on the board. "Der Lehrer kürzte „Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika“ zu „USA“ ab, während er an die Tafel schrieb.languagecommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbkürzen, verkürzenTo make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned."To save time, the teacher was abbreviating her lesson by skipping the final review. "Um Zeit zu sparen, kürzte die Lehrerin ihre Lektion ab, indem sie die abschließende Wiederholung ausließ.languagewritingcommunicationgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbkürzen, verkürzenTo reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form."When writing the date in a hurry, I often end up abbreviating "August" to "Aug." "Wenn ich das Datum in Eile schreibe, kürze ich „August“ oft zu „Aug.“ ab.languagegrammarwritingwordcommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKürzen, vereinfachenTo reduce to lower terms, as a fraction."The math teacher showed us how to simplify fractions by abbreviating them to their lowest terms. "Der Mathelehrer zeigte uns, wie man Brüche vereinfacht, indem man sie auf ihre kleinsten Nenner kürzt.mathlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
