abstract
🇺🇸
/ˈæbstrækt/
🇬🇧
/ˈæbstrækt/
adjective
B2
about ideas, not real things
Children can think about abstract ideas like love and time.
B2
an idea without physical form
Happiness is an abstract concept that means different things to people.
R
art that shows ideas, not real things
The museum has many abstract paintings that use shapes and colors to express feelings.
noun
R
a piece of abstract art
The gallery displayed colorful abstracts by modern artists.
R
a short summary of main points
Read the abstract first to understand the main ideas of the research paper.
verb
R
to take something out
They plan to abstract water from the lake for the town.
R
to make a short summary
She will abstract the key points from the long report.
translation
about ideas, not real things; an idea without physical form; art that shows ideas, not real things
a piece of abstract art; a short summary of main points
to take something out; to make a short summary
Word Forms
3rd Present
abstracts
Past
abstracted
Perfect
abstracted
Progressive
abstracting
Plural
abstracts