сократи́ть
- 1.
to shorten, to curtail, to cut short
Суд сократи́л срок наказа́ния.
The court shortened the sentence.
что? - of a period of time, a text, a route
- 2.
to reduce, to cut, to cut down
Фи́рма сократи́ла расхо́ды на рекла́му.
The company reduced its advertising costs.
что? - costs, production, staff numbers
- 3.
to abbreviate
Э́то сло́во мо́жно сократи́ть до трёх букв.
This word can be abbreviated to three letters.
что? - a word or name in writing
- 4.
to lay off, to dismiss, to make redundant
На заво́де сократи́ли два́дцать рабочих.
Twenty workers were laid off at the factory.
кого? - usually as part of staff reductions
Examples
Рециклирование помогает сократить количество мусора.
Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste.
Из-за секвестра сократили расходы на образование.
Education spending was cut because of the sequestration.
Отдел, оптимизирующий процессы, сократил затраты вдвое
The department optimizing processes cut costs in half.
Тома сократи́ли.
Tom has been laid off.
Мы до́лжны попыта́ться сократи́ть расхо́ды.
We must try to bring down costs.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | сокращу́ |
| ты | - | сократи́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | сократи́т |
| мы | - | сократи́м |
| вы | - | сократи́те |
| они́ | - | сократя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | сократи́ |
| вы | сократи́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | сократи́л |
| feminine | сократи́ла |
| neuter | сократи́ло |
| plural | сократи́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having shortened, having reduced, who shortened, who reduced | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | brief, contracted, abbreviated | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | сократи́в сокративши сократя́ | while doing (past) |
Word familyкратPRO
- кратtime
- кра́тныйdivisible (by); multiple
- сократи́мыйreductible
- сократи́тьсяto decrease
- сократи́мостьcontractility; reducibility
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| прекрати́ть | пре- | to stop; to sever |
| сократи́ть | со- | to shorten; to reduce; to abbreviate; to lay off |
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