subtract

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) subtract

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) subtracts

Past tense (ya wuce) subtracted

Past participle (ya wuce) subtracted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) subtracting

1. If something is subtracted, then it is taken away from something else. One of the basic operations in mathematics. <> ɗebewa
   • Antonym: add
   • Synonym: less

   You must subtract your expenses from your income.

   A follow-up experiment tested the chicks' memory and ability to add and subtract. [1] <> Sake bibiyar gwajin kaifin tunanmi da iya Tarawa da debewar 'yan tsaki. [2]

Related words

• subtraction
• subtracter