Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To take a subset of.
(transitive)To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.
Examples
2 sentencesMathematics is just a subset of type theory.
In American English, stoats are a subset of weasels, while in British English, they aren't.
Forms
subsets, subsetting, subsetted, subsetted| Base form | subset · to subset |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | subsets |
| Present participle | subsetting |
| Past simple | subsetted |
| Past participle | subsetted |
irregular
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.