CEFR A2

reduced

verb

Meaning

Made smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Examples

The company has reduced its workforce by 10% this year.
Cooking the sauce for an hour reduced it to a thick consistency.

Synonyms: lessen, decrease, diminish, curtail

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reduced (A2)

verb

Pronunciation: /rɪˈdjuːst/

Definition

Made smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Examples

The company has reduced its workforce by 10% this year.
Cooking the sauce for an hour reduced it to a thick consistency.
He felt his options were severely reduced after the accident.

How to Use reduced

reduce to (prepositional phrase): To bring something to a lower state or condition. — "The war reduced the city to rubble."
reduce by (prepositional phrase): To decrease by a specific amount or percentage. — "They reduced the price by 20%."
reduce something (collocation): To make something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. — "We need to reduce our carbon footprint."

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