How do you use "reduce" in a sentence?

We need to reduce our carbon footprint. The shop has reduced prices on all items. She was reduced to tears by his cruel words.

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Q: What does "reduce" mean?

To make smaller or less; to decrease Reduce means to make something smaller in size, amount, or importance. 'Reduce, reuse, recycle' is an environmental slogan. 'Reduced' often indicates a lower price. 'Reduce to' means to cause something to become a lesser state. 'Reduction' is the noun form.

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Meaning: To make smaller or less; to decrease

减少；降低

reducir; disminuir

減らす；削減する

줄이다; 감소시키다

Reduce means to make something smaller in size, amount, or importance. 'Reduce, reuse, recycle' is an environmental slogan. 'Reduced' often indicates a lower price. 'Reduce to' means to cause something to become a lesser state. 'Reduction' is the noun form.

「reduce」意味着使某物在大小、数量或重要性方面变小。「reduce, reuse, recycle」是环保口号。「reduced」通常表示较低的价格。「reduce to」意味着使某物变成较低的状态。「reduction」是名词形式。

«Reduce» significa hacer algo más pequeño en tamaño, cantidad o importancia. «Reduce, reuse, recycle» es un eslogan ambiental. «Reduced» a menudo indica un precio más bajo. «Reduce to» significa hacer que algo se convierta en un estado menor. «Reduction» es la forma sustantiva.

「reduce」は、サイズ、量、または重要性において何かを小さくすることを意味します。「reduce, reuse, recycle」は環境スローガンです。「reduced」はしばしば低価格を示します。「reduce to」は何かをより低い状態にすることを意味します。「reduction」は名詞形です。

Reduce는 크기, 양, 또는 중요성을 줄이는 것을 뜻합니다. 'Reduce, reuse, recycle'은 환경 슬로건입니다. 'Reduced'는 종종 할인된 가격을 나타냅니다. 'Reduce to'는 더 낮은 상태가 되게 하다는 뜻이고, 'Reduction'은 명사형입니다.

Examples

We need to reduce our carbon footprint.
我们需要减少碳足迹。
Necesitamos reducir nuestra huella de carbono.
私たちは二酸化炭素排出量を減らす必要があります。
우리는 탄소 발자국을 줄여야 합니다.
The shop has reduced prices on all items.
商店所有商品都降价了。
La tienda ha rebajado los precios de todos los artículos.
店はすべての商品を値下げしました。
가게에서 모든 상품을 할인했습니다.
She was reduced to tears by his cruel words.
他残忍的话让她流下了眼泪。
Sus crueles palabras la hicieron llorar.
彼の残酷な言葉で彼女は涙を流しました。
그의 잔인한 말에 그녀는 눈물을 흘렸습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Latin 'reducere' meaning 'to lead back' — 're-' (back) + 'ducere' (to lead). The original sense was to restore something to its former state; the modern sense of making smaller developed through the idea of bringing something back to a lesser state.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal