subtract
verb /səbˈtrækt/
/səbˈtrækt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they subtract | /səbˈtrækt/ /səbˈtrækt/ |
| he / she / it subtracts | /səbˈtrækts/ /səbˈtrækts/ |
| past simple subtracted | /səbˈtræktɪd/ /səbˈtræktɪd/ |
| past participle subtracted | /səbˈtræktɪd/ /səbˈtræktɪd/ |
| -ing form subtracting | /səbˈtræktɪŋ/ /səbˈtræktɪŋ/ |
- subtract (something) (from something) to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount synonym take (31)
- 6 subtracted from 9 is 3
- If you subtract 6 from 9, you get 3.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySubtract is used with these nouns as the object:- number
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.