8 example sentences using abbreviate.
Abbreviate used in a sentence
Abbreviate in a sentence as a verb
The HN software will abbreviate the link text on it's own if it is too long.
But that's a mouthful to say, so people abbreviate it to "Wintel".
"I'm definitely never going to type out that entire word, so now do I abbreviate it to reST?
Do we abbreviate it?Second, PSD's that don't assume a responsive design.
Why do I always see people using lowercase "mm" to abbreviate million?
If you're dealing with a package centered around Foo, especially methods on same, it's customary to just abbreviate it to f. That clashes with a lot of people's instincts even though, once you get used to it, it works well.
Usually, engineers in the United States abbreviate "air conditioning" as "A/C," where the slash, used contrary to the usual usage of slashes, distinguishes one familiar abbreviation from another.
You could explicitly say, "the normal ToS controls in the case of a conflict between the ToS and an abbreviated version," but, if people, don't read the normal ToS because there is an abbreviated version, is it really conscionable to say that the normal ToS would control?
Abbreviate definitions
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
See also: abridge foreshorten shorten contract reduce
shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"