reduces
Pronunciación: [rɪˈdjuːsɪz]
Palabra
Contexto: «change amount»
(verb) to make something smaller in size, amount, or degree. Imagine you have a big balloon. If you let some air out, it reduces in size.
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The new diet reduces the amount of sugar I eat.
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This medicine does not reduce my headache at all.
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How much does this exercise reduce your stress levels?
Contexto: «change quality»
(verb) to decrease the quality or importance of something. Think about a toy that used to work well but now is broken; its fun level reduces.
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The new safety features reduce the risk of accidents.
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The cheap materials used in the product reduce its quality.
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What factors can reduce the effectiveness of the medicine?
Contexto: «mathematics»
(verb) to make a fraction or number simpler by dividing it by a common factor. For example, if you have 4/8, you can reduce it to 1/2.
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You can reduce the fraction 6/12 to 1/2.
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This fraction cannot be reduced any further.
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Can you reduce the number 15 to a simpler form?
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