abstract
To separate; to disengageTo separate; to disengage.
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To separate; to disengage.
To separate; to disengage.
(transitive)To remove; to take away; withdraw.
entziehen
(euphemistic, transitive)To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
(transitive)To draw off (interest or attention).
He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
(figuratively, intransitive, literally, reflexive, transitive)To withdraw oneself; to retire.
(transitive)To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
(transitive)To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
(intransitive, rare, transitive)To perform the process of abstraction.
абстраги́роватьabstragírovatʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To create abstractions.
(intransitive, transitive)To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with “out”.
He abstracted out the square root function.
(transitive)To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
To separate; to disengage.
(obsolete, transitive)To extract by means of distillation.
Examples
95 sentencesThe theory is too abstract for me.
Ця теорія занадто абстрактна для мене. — deniko
ruЭта теория слишком абстрактна для меня. — Biga
deDie Theorie ist zu abstrakt für mich. — MUIRIEL
Are animals capable of abstract thought?
Some abstract art is difficult to understand.
ruНекоторые проявления абстрактного искусства трудно понять. — odexed
deManche abstrakte Kunst ist schwer zu verstehen. — jast
Young children are incapable of abstract thinking.
ruМаленькие дети неспособны к абстрактному мышлению. — Wezel
deKleine Kinder sind zu abstraktem Denken nicht in der Lage. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His idea is too abstract to be of practical use to us.
ruЕго идея слишком абстрактна, чтобы мы могли её применить на практике. — maks
deSeine Idee ist zu abstrakt, um von praktischem Nutzen für uns zu sein. — alik_farber
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English abstract, borrowed from Latin abstractus, perfect passive participle oFrom Middle English abstract, borrowed from Latin abstractus, perfect passive participle of abstrahō (“draw away”), formed from abs- (“away”) + trahō (“to pull, draw”). The verbal sense is first attested in 1542.
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Forms
abstracts, abstracting, abstracted, abstracted| Base form | abstract · to abstract |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | abstracts |
| Present participle | abstracting |
| Past simple | abstracted |
| Past participle | abstracted |
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Synonyms
19 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle