verb🔗Share短縮する, 省略するTo shorten by omitting parts or details."When writing addresses, we are abbreviating "Street" to "St." and "Avenue" to "Ave." "住所を書く際、「Street」を「St.」に、「Avenue」を「Ave.」に短縮しています。languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短縮する, 省略するTo speak or write in a brief manner."The teacher was abbreviating "United States of America" to "USA" while writing on the board. "先生は黒板に書きながら「United States of America」を「USA」に短縮していました。languagecommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短縮する, 省略するTo 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. "時間を節約するため、先生は最後の復習を省略して授業を短縮していました。languagewritingcommunicationgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share短縮する, 省略するTo 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." "急いで日付を書くとき、私はよく「August」を「Aug.」に短縮してしまいます。languagegrammarwritingwordcommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share約分する, 簡単にするTo reduce to lower terms, as a fraction."The math teacher showed us how to simplify fractions by abbreviating them to their lowest terms. "数学の先生は、分数を最小項に約分して簡単にする方法を教えてくれました。mathlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
