subtract+from
11from — W1S1 [frəm strong frɔm $ frəm strong frʌm, fra:m] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where somebody/something starts)¦ 2¦(distance away)¦ 3¦(when something starts)¦ 4¦(original condition)¦ 5 from place to place/house to house etc 6 from day to day/from minute to… …
12subtract — subtracter, n. /seuhb trakt /, v.t. 1. to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole. 2. Math. to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct. v.i. 3. to take away something or a part, as from a whole. [1530 40; < L subtractus (ptp. of… …
13subtract — UK [səbˈtrækt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms subtract : present tense I/you/we/they subtract he/she/it subtracts present participle subtracting past tense subtracted past participle subtracted 1) maths to take a number or amount… …
14subtract — sub|tract [ səb trækt ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to take a number or amount from another number or amount. The symbol for this is and is called a minus sign: How much will it be if we subtract the labor costs? subtract something from… …
15subtract — sub|tract [səbˈtrækt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of subtrahere to pull from beneath, remove , from trahere to pull ] to take a number or an amount from a larger number or amount →↑add, deduct ↑deduct, minus ↑minus… …
16subtract — [[t]səbtræ̱kt[/t]] subtracts, subtracting, subtracted VERB If you subtract one number from another, you do a calculation in which you take it away from the other number. For example, if you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2. [V n from n] Mandy… …
17subtract — verb Etymology: Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub + trahere to draw Date: 1557 transitive verb to take away by or as if by deducting < subtract 5 from 9 > < subtract funds from the project >… …
18subtract — [16] To subtract something is etymologically to ‘pull it away’. The word comes from subtractus, the past participle of Latin subtrahere ‘pull away’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub , usually ‘under’ but here used in the sense… …
19subtract — verb take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. ↘remove (a part of something). Derivatives subtracter (also subtractor) noun subtraction noun subtractive adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as subtraction): from L.… …
20subtract — [16] To subtract something is etymologically to ‘pull it away’. The word comes from subtractus, the past participle of Latin subtrahere ‘pull away’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub , usually ‘under’ but here used in the sense… …
