abridging

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of abridge

Noun

An abridgment.

abridge

1. (archaic, transitive) To deprive; to cut off.
2. (archaic, rare, transitive) To debar from.
3. (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
4. (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
5. (transitive) Cut short; truncate.
6. (transitive) To curtail.

Lees verder

Synoniemen

abbreviating

compressing

condensing

shortening

summarising

Vertalingen

الاختصار

kürzend

verkürzend

réduction

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/