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What is an abbreviation used as a verb?
transitive verb. : to make briefer an abbreviated session an abbreviated version of the story especially : to reduce (a word or name) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole You can abbreviate the word building as bldg.
What part of speech is abbreviate?
transitive verb
abbreviate
| part of speech: | transitive verb |
|---|---|
| inflections: | abbreviates, abbreviating, abbreviated |
What is the adjective of abbreviate?
abbreviated. Shortened; made briefer. Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
How do you use abbreviate in a sentence?
Abbreviate sentence example
- If the space is small, you can always abbreviate .
- We were forced to abbreviate our trip due to the bad weather.
- Ordinary algebra developed very gradually as a kind of shorthand, devised to abbreviate the discussion of arithmetical problems and the statement of arithmetical facts.
What is the noun of abbreviate?
abbreviation. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
Are abbreviations nouns?
Abbreviation is the most widely used term for a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase. Abbreviations of single words are typically formed using the first letter or letters of the word ( n. = noun; adj. = adjective ), the first letter and the last letter ( hr.
Can an abbreviation be a noun?
Abbreviations of single words are typically formed using the first letter or letters of the word ( n. = noun; adj. = adjective ), the first letter and the last letter ( hr. = Senior ), or the most significant letters ( TNT = trinitrotoluene; Pvt.
Do not abbreviate means?
2 to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc.
Do you capitalize eg?
Each letter in the abbreviation is followed by a period (i.e. and e.g.). If they’re at the beginning of a sentence, the first letter is capitalized (I.e. and E.g.). I.e. and e.g. don’t need to be italicized. When they’re in the middle of a sentence, or within parentheses, they are followed by a comma.