subtract

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sub·tract [subtract subtracts subtracted subtracting] BrE [səbˈtrækt] NAmE [səbˈtrækt] verb transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (from sth)
to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount
Syn: take away
•6 subtracted from 9 is 3
Opp: ↑add
Derived Word: ↑subtraction
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.

Example Bank:
•6 subtracted from 9 is 3.
•If you subtract 6 from 9, you get 3.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deduct, take off
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  add, add together