abbreviate English

Meaning abbreviate meaning

What does abbreviate mean?

Definitions in simple English

abbreviate Verb

— If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. He abbreviated his first name to Alec. It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.

abbreviate

— verb shorten Abbreviate 'New York' and write 'NY'

— verb (= shorten, reduce) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened

Synonyms abbreviate synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as abbreviate?

abbreviate English » English

shorten

abridge

curtail

reduce

cut short

cut

contract

summarize

shrink

foreshorten

condense

lessen

decrease

summarise

sum up

recapitulate

outline

omit

interrupt

epitomize

diminish

cut down

compress

boil down

amortize

abstract

truncate

trim

syncopate

sketch

simplify

simple

renounce

reef

prune

mollify

moderate

mitigate

make smaller

make shorter

make short

make brief

make a summary

lower

epitomise

ease

delete

decapitate

curtailment

crop

Topics abbreviate topics

What do people use abbreviate to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Language

Word

• What words refer to a short form of a word?
  abbreviation abbreviate be short for for short stand for contraction

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Decrease

• What words refer to causing something to decrease?
  reduce lower decrease cut slash roll back knock down halve minimize abbreviate abridge curtail dilate drain

Conjugation abbreviate conjugation

How do you conjugate abbreviate?

abbreviate · verb

Present I abbreviate

Positive I abbreviate

Singular

1st person I abbreviate

2nd person you abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it abbreviates

Plural

1st person we abbreviate

2nd person you abbreviate

3rd person they abbreviate

Negative I don't abbreviate

Singular

1st person I don't abbreviate I do not abbreviate

2nd person you don't abbreviate you do not abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it doesn't abbreviate he/she/it does not abbreviate

Plural

1st person we don't abbreviate we do not abbreviate

2nd person you don't abbreviate you do not abbreviate

3rd person they don't abbreviate they do not abbreviate

Question do I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person do I abbreviate?

2nd person do you abbreviate?

3rd person does he/she/it abbreviate?

Plural

1st person do we abbreviate?

2nd person do you abbreviate?

3rd person do they abbreviate?

Negative question don't I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person don't I abbreviate? do I not abbreviate?

2nd person don't you abbreviate? do you not abbreviate?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it abbreviate? does he/she/it not abbreviate?

Plural

1st person don't we abbreviate? do we not abbreviate?

2nd person don't you abbreviate? do you not abbreviate?

3rd person don't they abbreviate? do they not abbreviate?

Past I abbreviated

Positive I abbreviated

Singular

1st person I abbreviated

2nd person you abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it abbreviated

Plural

1st person we abbreviated

2nd person you abbreviated

3rd person they abbreviated

Negative I didn't abbreviate

Singular

1st person I didn't abbreviate I did not abbreviate

2nd person you didn't abbreviate you did not abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it didn't abbreviate he/she/it did not abbreviate

Plural

1st person we didn't abbreviate we did not abbreviate

2nd person you didn't abbreviate you did not abbreviate

3rd person they didn't abbreviate they did not abbreviate

Question did I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person did I abbreviate?

2nd person did you abbreviate?

3rd person did he/she/it abbreviate?

Plural

1st person did we abbreviate?

2nd person did you abbreviate?

3rd person did they abbreviate?

Negative question didn't I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person didn't I abbreviate? did I not abbreviate?

2nd person didn't you abbreviate? did you not abbreviate?

3rd person didn't he/she/it abbreviate? did he/she/it not abbreviate?

Plural

1st person didn't we abbreviate? did we not abbreviate?

2nd person didn't you abbreviate? did you not abbreviate?

3rd person didn't they abbreviate? did they not abbreviate?

Future I'll abbreviate

Positive I'll abbreviate

Singular

1st person I'll abbreviate I will abbreviate

2nd person you'll abbreviate you will abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it'll abbreviate he/she/it will abbreviate

Plural

1st person we'll abbreviate we will abbreviate

2nd person you'll abbreviate you will abbreviate

3rd person they'll abbreviate they will abbreviate

Negative I won't abbreviate

Singular

1st person I won't abbreviate I will not abbreviate

2nd person you won't abbreviate you will not abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it won't abbreviate he/she/it will not abbreviate

Plural

1st person we won't abbreviate we will not abbreviate

2nd person you won't abbreviate you will not abbreviate

3rd person they won't abbreviate they will not abbreviate

Question will I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person will I abbreviate?

2nd person will you abbreviate?

3rd person will he/she/it abbreviate?

Plural

1st person will we abbreviate?

2nd person will you abbreviate?

3rd person will they abbreviate?

Negative question won't I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person won't I abbreviate? will I not abbreviate?

2nd person won't you abbreviate? will you not abbreviate?

3rd person won't he/she/it abbreviate? will he/she/it not abbreviate?

Plural

1st person won't we abbreviate? will we not abbreviate?

2nd person won't you abbreviate? will you not abbreviate?

3rd person won't they abbreviate? will they not abbreviate?

Conditional I'd abbreviate

Positive I'd abbreviate

Singular

1st person I'd abbreviate I would abbreviate

2nd person you'd abbreviate you would abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it'd abbreviate he/she/it would abbreviate

Plural

1st person we'd abbreviate we would abbreviate

2nd person you'd abbreviate you would abbreviate

3rd person they'd abbreviate they would abbreviate

Negative I wouldn't abbreviate

Singular

1st person I wouldn't abbreviate I would not abbreviate

2nd person you wouldn't abbreviate you would not abbreviate

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't abbreviate he/she/it would not abbreviate

Plural

1st person we wouldn't abbreviate we would not abbreviate

2nd person you wouldn't abbreviate you would not abbreviate

3rd person they wouldn't abbreviate they would not abbreviate

Question would I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person would I abbreviate?

2nd person would you abbreviate?

3rd person would he/she/it abbreviate?

Plural

1st person would we abbreviate?

2nd person would you abbreviate?

3rd person would they abbreviate?

Negative question wouldn't I abbreviate?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I abbreviate? would I not abbreviate?

2nd person wouldn't you abbreviate? would you not abbreviate?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it abbreviate? would he/she/it not abbreviate?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we abbreviate? would we not abbreviate?

2nd person wouldn't you abbreviate? would you not abbreviate?

3rd person wouldn't they abbreviate? would they not abbreviate?

Present continuous I'm abbreviating

Positive I'm abbreviating

Singular

1st person I'm abbreviating I am abbreviating

2nd person you're abbreviating you are abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it's abbreviating he/she/it is abbreviating

Plural

1st person we're abbreviating we are abbreviating

2nd person you're abbreviating you are abbreviating

3rd person they're abbreviating they are abbreviating

Negative I'm not abbreviating

Singular

1st person I'm not abbreviating I am not abbreviating

2nd person you aren't abbreviating you're not abbreviating you are not abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it isn't abbreviating he/she/it's not abbreviating he/she/it is not abbreviating

Plural

1st person we aren't abbreviating we're not abbreviating we are not abbreviating

2nd person you aren't abbreviating you're not abbreviating you are not abbreviating

3rd person they aren't abbreviating they're not abbreviating they are not abbreviating

Question am I abbreviating?

Singular

1st person am I abbreviating?

2nd person are you abbreviating?

3rd person is he/she/it abbreviating?

Plural

1st person are we abbreviating?

2nd person are you abbreviating?

3rd person are they abbreviating?

Negative question aren't I abbreviating?

Singular

1st person aren't I abbreviating? am I not abbreviating?

2nd person aren't you abbreviating? are you not abbreviating?

3rd person isn't he/she/it abbreviating? is he/she/it not abbreviating?

Plural

1st person aren't we abbreviating? are we not abbreviating?

2nd person aren't you abbreviating? are you not abbreviating?

3rd person aren't they abbreviating? are they not abbreviating?

Past continuous I was abbreviating

Positive I was abbreviating

Singular

1st person I was abbreviating

2nd person you were abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it was abbreviating

Plural

1st person we were abbreviating

2nd person you were abbreviating

3rd person they were abbreviating

Negative I wasn't abbreviating

Singular

1st person I wasn't abbreviating I was not abbreviating

2nd person you weren't abbreviating you were not abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it wasn't abbreviating he/she/it was not abbreviating

Plural

1st person we weren't abbreviating we were not abbreviating

2nd person you weren't abbreviating you were not abbreviating

3rd person they weren't abbreviating they were not abbreviating

Question was I abbreviating?

Singular

1st person was I abbreviating?

2nd person were you abbreviating?

3rd person was he/she/it abbreviating?

Plural

1st person were we abbreviating?

2nd person were you abbreviating?

3rd person were they abbreviating?

Negative question wasn't I abbreviating?

Singular

1st person wasn't I abbreviating? was I not abbreviating?

2nd person weren't you abbreviating? were you not abbreviating?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it abbreviating? was he/she/it not abbreviating?

Plural

1st person weren't we abbreviating? were we not abbreviating?

2nd person weren't you abbreviating? were you not abbreviating?

3rd person weren't they abbreviating? were they not abbreviating?

Future continuous I'll be abbreviating

Positive I'll be abbreviating

Singular

1st person I'll be abbreviating I will be abbreviating

2nd person you'll be abbreviating you will be abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it'll be abbreviating he/she/it will be abbreviating

Plural

1st person we'll be abbreviating we will be abbreviating

2nd person you'll be abbreviating you will be abbreviating

3rd person they'll be abbreviating they will be abbreviating

Negative I won't be abbreviating

Singular

1st person I won't be abbreviating I will not be abbreviating

2nd person you won't be abbreviating you will not be abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it won't be abbreviating he/she/it will not be abbreviating

Plural

1st person we won't be abbreviating we will not be abbreviating

2nd person you won't be abbreviating you will not be abbreviating

3rd person they won't be abbreviating they will not be abbreviating

Question will I be abbreviating?

Singular

1st person will I be abbreviating?

2nd person will you be abbreviating?

3rd person will he/she/it be abbreviating?

Plural

1st person will we be abbreviating?

2nd person will you be abbreviating?

3rd person will they be abbreviating?

Negative question won't I be abbreviating?

Singular

1st person won't I be abbreviating? will I not be abbreviating?

2nd person won't you be abbreviating? will you not be abbreviating?

3rd person won't he/she/it be abbreviating? will he/she/it not be abbreviating?

Plural

1st person won't we be abbreviating? will we not be abbreviating?

2nd person won't you be abbreviating? will you not be abbreviating?

3rd person won't they be abbreviating? will they not be abbreviating?

Conditional continuous I'd be abbreviating

Positive I'd be abbreviating

Singular

1st person I'd be abbreviating I would be abbreviating

2nd person you'd be abbreviating you would be abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it'd be abbreviating he/she/it would be abbreviating

Plural

1st person we'd be abbreviating we would be abbreviating

2nd person you'd be abbreviating you would be abbreviating

3rd person they'd be abbreviating they would be abbreviating

Negative I wouldn't be abbreviating

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be abbreviating I would not be abbreviating

2nd person you wouldn't be abbreviating you would not be abbreviating

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be abbreviating he/she/it would not be abbreviating

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be abbreviating we would not be abbreviating

2nd person you wouldn't be abbreviating you would not be abbreviating

3rd person they wouldn't be abbreviating they would not be abbreviating

Question would I be abbreviating?

Singular

1st person would I be abbreviating?

2nd person would you be abbreviating?

3rd person would he/she/it be abbreviating?

Plural

1st person would we be abbreviating?

2nd person would you be abbreviating?

3rd person would they be abbreviating?

Negative question wouldn't I be abbreviating?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be abbreviating? would I not be abbreviating?

2nd person wouldn't you be abbreviating? would you not be abbreviating?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be abbreviating? would he/she/it not be abbreviating?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be abbreviating? would we not be abbreviating?

2nd person wouldn't you be abbreviating? would you not be abbreviating?

3rd person wouldn't they be abbreviating? would they not be abbreviating?

Present perfect I've abbreviated

Positive I've abbreviated

Singular

1st person I've abbreviated I have abbreviated

2nd person you've abbreviated you have abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it's abbreviated he/she/it has abbreviated

Plural

1st person we've abbreviated we have abbreviated

2nd person you've abbreviated you have abbreviated

3rd person they've abbreviated they have abbreviated

Negative I haven't abbreviated

Singular

1st person I haven't abbreviated I have not abbreviated

2nd person you haven't abbreviated you have not abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it hasn't abbreviated he/she/it has not abbreviated

Plural

1st person we haven't abbreviated we have not abbreviated

2nd person you haven't abbreviated you have not abbreviated

3rd person they haven't abbreviated they have not abbreviated

Question have I abbreviated?

Singular

1st person have I abbreviated?

2nd person have you abbreviated?

3rd person has he/she/it abbreviated?

Plural

1st person have we abbreviated?

2nd person have you abbreviated?

3rd person have they abbreviated?

Negative question haven't I abbreviated?

Singular

1st person haven't I abbreviated? have I not abbreviated?

2nd person haven't you abbreviated? have you not abbreviated?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it abbreviated? has he/she/it not abbreviated?

Plural

1st person haven't we abbreviated? have we not abbreviated?

2nd person haven't you abbreviated? have you not abbreviated?

3rd person haven't they abbreviated? have they not abbreviated?

Past perfect I had abbreviated

Positive I had abbreviated

Singular

1st person I had abbreviated

2nd person you had abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it had abbreviated

Plural

1st person we had abbreviated

2nd person you had abbreviated

3rd person they had abbreviated

Negative I hadn't abbreviated

Singular

1st person I hadn't abbreviated I had not abbreviated

2nd person you hadn't abbreviated you had not abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it hadn't abbreviated he/she/it had not abbreviated

Plural

1st person we hadn't abbreviated we had not abbreviated

2nd person you hadn't abbreviated you had not abbreviated

3rd person they hadn't abbreviated they had not abbreviated

Question had I abbreviated?

Singular

1st person had I abbreviated?

2nd person had you abbreviated?

3rd person had he/she/it abbreviated?

Plural

1st person had we abbreviated?

2nd person had you abbreviated?

3rd person had they abbreviated?

Negative question hadn't I abbreviated?

Singular

1st person hadn't I abbreviated? had I not abbreviated?

2nd person hadn't you abbreviated? had you not abbreviated?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it abbreviated? had he/she/it not abbreviated?

Plural

1st person hadn't we abbreviated? had we not abbreviated?

2nd person hadn't you abbreviated? had you not abbreviated?

3rd person hadn't they abbreviated? had they not abbreviated?

Future perfect I'll have abbreviated

Positive I'll have abbreviated

Singular

1st person I'll have abbreviated I will have abbreviated

2nd person you'll have abbreviated you will have abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it'll have abbreviated he/she/it will have abbreviated

Plural

1st person we'll have abbreviated we will have abbreviated

2nd person you'll have abbreviated you will have abbreviated

3rd person they'll have abbreviated they will have abbreviated

Negative I won't have abbreviated

Singular

1st person I won't have abbreviated I will not have abbreviated

2nd person you won't have abbreviated you will not have abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it won't have abbreviated he/she/it will not have abbreviated

Plural

1st person we won't have abbreviated we will not have abbreviated

2nd person you won't have abbreviated you will not have abbreviated

3rd person they won't have abbreviated they will not have abbreviated

Question +'ll I have abbreviated?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have abbreviated? will I have abbreviated?

2nd person +'ll you have abbreviated? will you have abbreviated?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have abbreviated? will he/she/it have abbreviated?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have abbreviated? will we have abbreviated?

2nd person +'ll you have abbreviated? will you have abbreviated?

3rd person +'ll they have abbreviated? will they have abbreviated?

Negative question won't I have abbreviated?

Singular

1st person won't I have abbreviated? will I not have abbreviated?

2nd person won't you have abbreviated? will you not have abbreviated?

3rd person won't he/she/it have abbreviated? will he/she/it not have abbreviated?

Plural

1st person won't we have abbreviated? will we not have abbreviated?

2nd person won't you have abbreviated? will you not have abbreviated?

3rd person won't they have abbreviated? will they not have abbreviated?

Conditional perfect I'd have abbreviated

Positive I'd have abbreviated

Singular

1st person I'd have abbreviated I would have abbreviated

2nd person you'd have abbreviated you would have abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it'd have abbreviated he/she/it would have abbreviated

Plural

1st person we'd have abbreviated we would have abbreviated

2nd person you'd have abbreviated you would have abbreviated

3rd person they'd have abbreviated they would have abbreviated

Negative I wouldn't have abbreviated

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have abbreviated I would not have abbreviated

2nd person you wouldn't have abbreviated you would not have abbreviated

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have abbreviated he/she/it would not have abbreviated

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have abbreviated we would not have abbreviated

2nd person you wouldn't have abbreviated you would not have abbreviated

3rd person they wouldn't have abbreviated they would not have abbreviated

Question would I have abbreviated?

Singular

1st person would I have abbreviated?

2nd person would you have abbreviated?

3rd person would he/she/it have abbreviated?

Plural

1st person would we have abbreviated?

2nd person would you have abbreviated?

3rd person would they have abbreviated?

Negative question wouldn't I have abbreviated?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have abbreviated? would I not have abbreviated?

2nd person wouldn't you have abbreviated? would you not have abbreviated?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have abbreviated? would he/she/it not have abbreviated?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have abbreviated? would we not have abbreviated?

2nd person wouldn't you have abbreviated? would you not have abbreviated?

3rd person wouldn't they have abbreviated? would they not have abbreviated?

Imperative abbreviate!

Positive

you abbreviate!

we let's abbreviate!

Negative

you don't abbreviate!

we let's not abbreviate!

Examples abbreviate examples

How do I use abbreviate in a sentence?

Simple sentences

We abbreviate Sunday to Sun.

Movie subtitles

The lieutenant loves to abbreviate.

There must be something you can do to abbreviate your plan.

I don't wanna abbreviate it.

I will abbreviate.

I was the first person to abbreviate Parks and Recreation Department.

I hate how you abbreviate everything.

Sorry. When I'm excited, I abbreviate words I shouldn't.

They abbreviate for the godless.

Abbreviate audio prompts, please.

We Hong Kongers these days. love to abbreviate words, like they do in China.

Can I just abbreviate that to Cock?

Case 52ABX. we gotta find a way to abbreviate this thing.

I can't abbreviate that one.

I didn't realize you could. abbreviate it. Anyway.

The lieutenant loves to abbreviate. - And if you do.

Who gave thee permission to abbreviate my name anyway?!

When I'm excited, I abbreviate words I shouldn't.

I didn't realize you could. abbreviate it.

Plus, you abbreviate everything.

Case 52abx--we gotta find a way to abbreviate this thing.

Probably easier to just not abbreviate if you have to explain it.

Feel free to abbreviate that, whatever acronym is most economical.