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
Мы сократи́ли наши жи́зненные расхо́ды.
We cut our living costs.
Компания, претерпевающая кризис, сократила расходы.
The company, which is going through a crisis, cut its expenses.
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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