Abstracted - English meaning

verb

Shorten (a word, phrase, or text).

Usage examples:

‘network’ is often abbreviated to ‘net’

verb

To shorten a word or words, or to make something shorter

Usage examples:

We had to abbreviate the names of the states., an abbreviated version was published last year.

verb

To make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word

Usage examples:

Abbreviate something as "chief executive officer" is abbreviated as "ceo"., abbreviate something to…

verb

Shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.

Usage examples:

The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel

verb

To make a written text shorter

Usage examples:

They listened to an abridged version on tape.

verb

To make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important

Usage examples:

The book was abridged for children.

adjective

Likely to forget things, esp. because you do not give your attention to what is happening

adjective

(of energy or a liquid or other substance) taken in or soaked up.

Usage examples:

The stones warm slowly throughout the day, then radiate absorbed heat at night

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

adjective

Very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else

Usage examples:

Simon was so absorbed in his book that he didn't even notice me come in.

verb

Flatten by pressure; squeeze or press.

Usage examples:

The skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag

noun

A pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.

Usage examples:

A cold compress

verb

To press something into a smaller space

Usage examples:

Snow in the crater compresses into a fastest-growing glacier., firmly compress the dirt in the pot …

verb

Make (something) denser or more concentrated.

Usage examples:

The morning play on saturday was condensed into a half-hour package

verb

To reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length

Usage examples:

I condensed ten pages of comments into/to two.

verb

To make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water

verb

Indulge in a daydream.

Usage examples:

Stop daydreaming and pay attention

noun

A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.

Usage examples:

She was lost in a daydream

noun

The activity of thinking about pleasant things that you would like to do or have happen to you, instead of thinking about what is happening now

Usage examples:

We can all admit to occasional daydreaming at work.

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to

Usage examples:

Detach the lower half of the form and return it to the above address.

verb

To separate or remove something from something else that it is joined to

Usage examples:

Detach sth from sth detach the reply slip from this letter and return it to the above address.

verb

(especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate.

Usage examples:

The word ‘spiritual’ has become for many dissociated from religion

verb

To consider as separate and not related

Usage examples:

Dissociate someone/something from someone/something i can't dissociate the man from his political o…

adjective

Unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something worrying or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention

verb

Prevent (someone) from concentrating on something.

Usage examples:

Don't allow noise to distract you from your work

adjective

Nervous or confused because you are worried about something

Usage examples:

Tania seems very distracted at the moment - i think she's worried about her brother.

adjective

Having a magical or pleasantly unreal quality; dreamlike.

Usage examples:

The atmosphere is tranquil and dreamy

adjective

Imagining something pleasant and not giving much attention to what is happening around you, or likely to behave this way often

Usage examples:

The music put me into a dreamy mood and for a moment i forgot where i was.

adjective

Seeming to be in a dream and not paying attention to what is happening around you

Usage examples:

She gets this dreamy expression on her face when she talks about food.

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

adjective

Giving all your attention to something

Usage examples:

We were engrossed in conversation.

verb

Be a perfect example of.

Usage examples:

The company epitomized the problems faced by british industry

verb

To be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing

Usage examples:

With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomizes the inexperienced and unprepared moun…

verb

Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.

Usage examples:

The fossils are extracted from the chalk

noun

A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.

Usage examples:

An extract from a historical film

verb

Remove, usually with some force or effort

adjective

Not paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

A particularly dull and inattentive pupil

adjective

Not listening to what is being said or giving your attention to what is happening

Usage examples:

Barbara has been inattentive in class lately.

adjective

Not giving attention to someone or something

Usage examples:

Inattentive to he was wholly inattentive to the needs of his children.

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

noun

A person or thing that has been or become isolated.

Usage examples:

Social isolates often become careless of their own welfare

verb

Place or set apart

noun

A summary or abstract of a text or speech.

Usage examples:

The precis accompanying the weekly summaries of incidents also make it possible to explore in more …

verb

Make a precis of (a text or speech).

Usage examples:

She wrote one of the best and most intelligent dissections of the case, and to precis her, she poin…

noun

A short form of a text that gives only the important parts

adjective

Engrossed in thought; distracted.

Usage examples:

She seemed a bit preoccupied

verb

(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.

Usage examples:

His mother was preoccupied with paying the bills

adjective

Thinking or worrying about something too much

Usage examples:

She's been very preoccupied recently because her mother has been very ill., why is the media so pre…

noun

A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres.

Usage examples:

A petrol pump

verb

Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump.

Usage examples:

The blood is pumped around the body

noun

A sports shoe; a plimsoll.

Usage examples:

If you buy the kids plimsolls for pe, rather than pumps, you probably live in east yorkshire - or o…

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

verb

Make or become shorter.

Usage examples:

He shortened his stride

verb

Make short or shorter

verb

To make something shorter in length, distance, or height

Usage examples:

I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches., a high school knee injury probably sho…

verb

Draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum.

Usage examples:

They suck mint juleps through straws

noun

An act of sucking something.

Usage examples:

The fish draws the bait into its mouth with a strong suck

exclamation

Used to express derision and defiance.

Usage examples:

Sucks to them!

verb

Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).

Usage examples:

These results can be summarized in the following table

verb

Briefly present the main points of something

verb

To provide a clear statement of the important points

Usage examples:

[ t ] before each episode, the narrator summarizes earlier events in the story.

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

noun

A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled.

Usage examples:

She turned the cold tap on

verb

Draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container).

Usage examples:

Several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories

noun

A quick light blow, or the sound of such a blow.

Usage examples:

There was a sharp tap at the door

pronoun

Archaic or dialect form of you, as the singular subject of a verb.

Usage examples:

Thou art fair, o my beloved

noun

A thousand.

Usage examples:

Two hundred thou

pronoun

You

Usage examples:

Thou shalt (= you shall) not kill.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…