•
a beautiful building reduced to rubble
•
She was
reduced to tearsby their criticisms.
•
They were reduced to begging in the streets.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
reduce something (from something) to something doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce somebody (from something) to something doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce somebody (from something) to to doing something — reˈduce sb/sth (from sth) to sth/to doing sth derived usually passive to force sb/sth into a particular state or condition, usually a worse one • a beautiful building reduced to rubble • She was reduced to tears by their criticisms … Useful english dictionary
reduce — re|duce W1S1 [rıˈdju:s US rıˈdu:s] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: reducere to lead back , from ducere to lead ] 1.) [T] to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price = ↑cut →↑reduction ▪ The governor announced a new plan to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
From an Abandoned Work — a “ for radio” [ The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett , p 213] by Samuel Beckett, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Third Programme on Saturday 14th December 1957 along with a selection from Molloy. Donald McWhinnie, who had already had a gr … Wikipedia
from — [[t]frəm, STRONG frɒm, AM frʌm[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, from is used in phrasal verbs such as date from and grow away from .) 1) PREP If something comes from a particular person or thing, or if you get something from them,… … English dictionary
Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… … Universalium
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
