mindern
to decrease, to reduce, to diminish
English translations
- 01
to reduce
- 02
to lessen
- 03
to mitigate
Word details
- German meaning
- Weniger machen, verringern oder abschwächen.
- English meaning
- To reduce, to lessen
- Synonym
- reduzieren, verringern
- German example
- Die Schmerzen haben sich gemindert, nachdem ich die Tablette genommen habe.
- English example
- The pain has lessened after I took the pill.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich mindre du minderst er/sie/es ich mindert wir mindern ihr minderet sie mindern
- Past Participle
- ich habe gemindert du hast gemindert er/sie/es hat gemindert wir haben gemindert ihr habt gemindert sie haben gemindert
- Past
- ich minderte du mindertest er/sie/es minderte wir minderten ihr mindertet sie minderten
Related words
- vermindern
reduced
- vermindern
decreases
- vermindern
diminishes
- strafmindernd
extenuating
- strafmindernd
mitigating
- vermindern
reduce
- vermindern
decrease
- vermindern
lessen
- strafmindernd
Mitigating
- vermindern
Reduce
- heruntersetzen
to belittle, to degrade
- abwerten
To devalue
- abreichern
To deplete means to reduce the content of a substance in a specific element, typically with radioactive materials.
- reduzierend
Reducing
- subtrahieren
To subtract means to take away one number from another to find the difference.
- schmälern
to diminish, to reduce, to detract from
- verwässern
To dilute means to thin something with water or another liquid or to diminish the quality.
- entwerten
To devalue, to depreciate
- verringern
To reduce
- madigmachen
To belittle, to disparage
Example sentences with “mindern”
Das wird den Wert mindern. (That will reduce the value.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'mindern' formal?
Yes, it is a formal alternative to 'verringern' or 'reduzieren'.