subtract B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /səbˈtɹækt/ See IPA manual Freq #27163 Meanings 1 verb To take a number or amount away from another. If you subtract the cost of gas from the total, it was a cheap trip. 2 verb To do a subtraction in arithmetic. The teacher showed the children how to subtract. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to take a number or amount... take awaydeduct 2 verb · to do a subtraction in... take off ↔ Opposites addsummate Word family Forms subtractedsubtractingsubtracts Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”). Topics Numbers & Quantity Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # subtract **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /səbˈtɹækt/ **Frequency rank:** 27163 ## Meanings 1. To take a number or amount away from another. 2. To do a subtraction in arithmetic. ## Examples - If you subtract the cost of gas from the total, it was a cheap trip. - The teacher showed the children how to subtract. ## Antonyms - add - summate ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”). ## AI Etymology Subtract is borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”). In present-day use, it can mean to take a number or amount away from another, or to do a subtraction in arithmetic. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Mathematics & Measurement markdown