убавля́ть

rare #39439

verbimperfective perfective is уба́вить

1.
to reduce, to decrease, to diminish, to lower
Он постепе́нно убавля́л ско́рость.
He was gradually reducing his speed.
Imperfective; perfective убавить. Usually of a quantity, degree or intensity.
2.
to turn down, to turn low
Убавля́й звук, ребёнок спит.
Turn the sound down - the child is asleep.
With звук, газ, огонь, отопление.
3.
(rare) to subtract, to take off, to deduct
Из э́той су́ммы ничего не убавля́й.
Don't take anything off this sum.
Of a sum or a portion taken away from a whole.

Examples

Не забудь убавлять звук, когда ребёнок спит.
Don't forget to turn down the volume when the child is asleep.
Она стала убавлять петли к концу вязания.
She started decreasing the number of stitches toward the end of the knitting.
Нужно убавлять огонь, чтобы суп не выкипел.
You need to turn down the heat so the soup doesn't boil away.

Imperative
ты	убавля́й
вы	убавля́йте

Active present	убавля́ющий	reducing, diminishing, lessening, abating
Active past	убавля́вший	decreasing, reducing, lessening, that was decreasing
Passive present	убавляемый	reducible, diminishable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	убавля́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	убавляв убавлявши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
добавля́ть	до-	to add; to add (in speaking); to supplement
забавля́ть	за-	to amuse
избавля́ть	из-	to rid; to deliver
набавля́ть	на-	to add