simplify
To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or…To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.
» I've simplified it a little bit.
Ich habe es ein bisschen vereinfacht.
Ich habe ihn ein bisschen vereinfacht.
Ich habe sie ein bisschen vereinfacht.
Я его немного упростил.
Я её немного упростил.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.
vereinfachen
упроща́тьuproščátʹ, упрости́тьuprostítʹ
спро́щуватиspróščuvaty, спрости́тиsprostýty
make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
(intransitive)To become simpler.
sich vereinfachen, einfacher werden
упроща́тьсяuproščátʹsja, упрости́тьсяuprostítʹsja
Examples
56 sentencesI've simplified it a little bit.
ruЯ его немного упростил.
deIch habe es ein bisschen vereinfacht.
The instructions ought to be simplified.
That's why we need to simplify things.
deEbendeshalb müssen wir alles vereinfachen.
We spent a lot of time simplifying things?
The explanations are too elaborate and should be simplified.
ruОбъяснения слишком сложны и должны быть упрощены.
deDie Erläuterungen sind zu umständlich und sollten vereinfacht werden.
Translations
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Origin
From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify.From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify.
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Forms
simplifies, simplifying, simplified, simplified| Base form | simplify · to simplify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | simplifies |
| Present participle | simplifying |
| Past simple | simplified |
| Past participle | simplified |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 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