Russian Dictionary

сократить

verb [perfective]

/sokratit'/

1.

reduce

They've reduced the number of employees.

2.

cut

We want to cut the working day.

The article has been cut.

3.

make redundant

I was made redundant.

Two employees have been made redundant.

Five people were made redundant in our department.

4.

shorten

The course has been shortened.

Smoking can shorten your life.

The waiting time has been shortened.

Future Tense

Ясокращу
Тысократишь
Он / Она / Оносократит
Мысократим
Высократите
Онисократят

Past Tense

Masculineсократил
Feminineсократила
Neuterсократило
Pluralсократили

Real-life examples for сократить

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"Нефтехимик" сократил отставание благодаря точному удару Давида Дзахова (56).

Neftekhimik narrowed the gap thanks to a precise strike by David Dzakhov (56).

RIA Novosti

«Тампа-Бэй» сократила отставание в счете до минимума, права на ошибку больше нет.

Tampa Bay has narrowed the gap in the score to a minimum, there is no room for error anymore.

Активная борьба со вспышкой болезни с начала января сократила бы число случаев заражения в Китае на 95 процентов.

An active fight against the outbreak of the disease since the beginning of January would reduce the number of cases of infection in China by 95 percent.

Wikipedia

"В Тюмени с 29 до 11 сократили число детских домов", — сообщил он.

"In Tyumen, the number of orphanages has been reduced from 29 to 11," he said.

RIA Novosti

Summary

  • Сократить is a perfective Russian verb which means ‘reduce’, ‘cut’, ‘make redundant’ and ‘shorten’.
  • As сократить is a perfective verb, it can only be used in the past and future tenses. It can never be used in the present tense.
  • The word сократить is usually transliterated in English as ‘sokratit'’.
  • Сократить has 9 letters.