Meaning of "minimise" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MINIMISE

minimise  [ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINIMISE

Minimise is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb minimise in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MINIMISE

PRESENT

Present

I minimise

you minimise

he/she/it minimises

we minimise

you minimise

they minimise

Present continuous

I am minimising

you are minimising

he/she/it is minimising

we are minimising

you are minimising

they are minimising

Present perfect

I have minimised

you have minimised

he/she/it has minimised

we have minimised

you have minimised

they have minimised

Present perfect continuous

I have been minimising

you have been minimising

he/she/it has been minimising

we have been minimising

you have been minimising

they have been minimising

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I minimised

you minimised

he/she/it minimised

we minimised

you minimised

they minimised

Past continuous

I was minimising

you were minimising

he/she/it was minimising

we were minimising

you were minimising

they were minimising

Past perfect

I had minimised

you had minimised

he/she/it had minimised

we had minimised

you had minimised

they had minimised

Past perfect continuous

I had been minimising

you had been minimising

he/she/it had been minimising

we had been minimising

you had been minimising

they had been minimising

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will minimise

you will minimise

he/she/it will minimise

we will minimise

you will minimise

they will minimise

Future continuous

I will be minimising

you will be minimising

he/she/it will be minimising

we will be minimising

you will be minimising

they will be minimising

Future perfect

I will have minimised

you will have minimised

he/she/it will have minimised

we will have minimised

you will have minimised

they will have minimised

Future perfect continuous

I will have been minimising

you will have been minimising

he/she/it will have been minimising

we will have been minimising

you will have been minimising

they will have been minimising

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would minimise

you would minimise

he/she/it would minimise

we would minimise

you would minimise

they would minimise

Conditional continuous

I would be minimising

you would be minimising

he/she/it would be minimising

we would be minimising

you would be minimising

they would be minimising

Conditional perfect

I would have minimise

you would have minimise

he/she/it would have minimise

we would have minimise

you would have minimise

they would have minimise

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been minimising

you would have been minimising

he/she/it would have been minimising

we would have been minimising

you would have been minimising

they would have been minimising

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you minimise
we let´s minimise
you minimise

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to minimise

Past participle

minimised

Present Participle

minimising

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF MINIMISE

Find out the translation of minimise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of minimise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minimise» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 减少
• Translator English - Spanish: minimizar
• English: minimise
• Translator English - Hindi: कम से कम
• Translator English - Arabic: تقليل
• Translator English - Russian: минимизировать
• Translator English - Portuguese: minimizar
• Translator English - Bengali: কমান
• Translator English - French: minimiser
• Translator English - Malay: Meminimumkan
• Translator English - German: minimieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 最小化する
• Translator English - Korean: 최소화
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyilikake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giảm thiểu
• Translator English - Tamil: குறைக்க
• Translator English - Marathi: कमी करा
• Translator English - Turkish: küçültmek
• Translator English - Italian: minimizzare
• Translator English - Polish: zminimalizowania
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мінімізувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a minimiza
• Translator English - Greek: ελαχιστοποίηση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verminder
• Translator English - Swedish: minimera
• Translator English - Norwegian: minimere

3 QUOTES WITH «MINIMISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word minimise.

1

Hugh Mackay

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives.

2

Heidi Murkoff

Taking pre-natal vitamins can minimise birth defects and can lower the chances both of morning sickness and premature delivery.

3

Brian Weiss

Our rational minds often attempt to minimise or negate the mystical encounters. We forget the power of our experiences. We must embrace the reality of that event, which is a miracle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINIMISE»

Discover the use of minimise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minimise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Excellence in Warehouse Management: How to Minimise Costs ...

Balancing core principles with current issues such as global supply chains, reverse logistics, risk management in agile systems and socio-political influences, this is an essential guide for any warehousing, logistics or supply chain ...

Stuart Emmett, 2011

Buddhism for Parents On the Go: Gems to Minimise Stress

Designed with time-poor parents in mind, an easy to digest guide to making the most of being a parent based on Buddhist principles.

Sarah Napthali, 2010

Clitics in the Languages of Europe

Minimise Structure thus means "minimise up to crash". Generating a deficient pronoun instead of a strong pronoun does not result in an acceptable derivation in coordination (because the deficient pronoun would not be in a local relation to  ...

Henk C. van Riemsdijk, 1999

Intelligent Control Systems Using Computational Intelligence ...

OSATE ≤50 ≤0.5 OSAGE Minimise Minimise max(R(ET)) Minimise Minimise u ≤4000 ≤80 Objective Case 1 Case 2 OSATE(tc+hc) × Minimise OSAGE(tc+hc) × Minimise max(R(ET))hc Minimise Minimise max(R(ET))tc Minimise Minimise ...

A.E. Ruano, 2005

Methods and Strategies of Process Research: Integrative ...

If we simplify the sequence slightly (collapsing multiple sequential fixations on the same word and disregarding the irregular fixation on “countries”), we get the following sequence of fixations: “hand”, “emissions”, “minimise”, “at”, “minimise”, ...

Cecilia Alvstad, Adelina Hild, Elisabet Tiselius, 2011

Hydroinformatics Tools for Planning, Design, Operation and ...

Minimise the sum of squares of the differences between predicted and observed data Minimise F = (q, - q,)2 (7.1) where <7,'is the simulated value and q, is the observed value. 2. Minimise the sum of the absolute values Minimise F = £l\qi - q't \ ...

Jiri Marsalek, Cedo Maksimovic, Evzen Zeman, 1998

BTEC National Sport

Putting a novice on a trampoline without safety mats or 'spotters' and without anyone with coaching qualifications supervising increases the risk of injury. Providing these precautions will help to minimise the risk to an acceptable level.

George Caplan, 2007

Excellence in Inventory Management: How to Minimise Costs ...

Little has been written on the links between Inventory and Supply Chain Management, yet it is a critical component of all Supply Chains. This book explores and explains these critical links, and is intended for: .

Stuart Emmett, David Granville, 2007

Operations Research

Since the LPP can measure the objective function in one dimension only i.e. it can either maximise profit or minimise profit or minimise costs, a new mathematical technique has been developed to find solution to problems with multiple, often ...

Col. D. S. Cheema, 2005

Retail and Commercial Planning (RLE Retailing and Distribution)

Locations City Existing Proposed Proposed Other Edge centre district district district urban of site centre centre centre site town (inner) (outer) Minimise economic impact on suburban shops x x x x Minimise intrusion into countryside x B. Social ...

Ross Davies, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINIMISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minimise is used in the context of the following news items.

Minimise contact with the outside environment

In the food or manufacturing industry it is a requirement to minimise contact with the outside environment for hygiene purposes and to avoid ... «Cape Business News, Jul 15»

New test will detect HIV faster, minimise transfusion risk | Mumbai …

Maharashtra will soon introduce a new test for HIV in order to reduce transfusion transmitted infections.Called the nucleic acid test (NAT), it is a ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

Could £1.3bn roads plan finally banish notorious Leeds M-way …

Highways officials have stressed every effort will be made to minimise disruption, although they admitted drivers will be faced with “a bit of pain” ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»

Fear of job losses as examiner appointed to Mothercare Ireland

... examinership is to achieve a restructuring of the company, save as many jobs as possible and minimise shop closures, the company said. «Irish Times, Jul 15»

New test will detect HIV faster, minimise transfusion risk

Maharashtra will soon introduce a new test for HIV in order to reduce transfusion transmitted infections.Called the nucleic acid test (NAT), it is a ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»

PM uses cashback incentive to minimise vacancies

One principal has implemented a clever idea to stop rental gaps: pay existing tenants to help market the property. Elevate Property Group ... «Residential Property Manager, Jul 15»

How 2 in 1s minimise management headaches for BYOD

We live in a world where bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is a fact of life for IT managers, but that doesn't eliminate the need to secure and ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»

Fracking for shale gas can be safe if strictly monitored, claims UK …

... the outset; strong well integrity, independently regulated; and 'green completions' to contain the gas that's created and minimise emissions. «Hydrocarbons Technology, Jul 15»

Defra seeks to minimise export damage from bird flu outbreak

A number of countries have imposed temporary import bans on British poultry in response to the bird flu outbreak confirmed in Lancashire this ... «FG Insight, Jul 15»

Councils cooperate to minimise traffic delays

AS work starts on water mains in Imberhorne Lane, West Sussex County Council has issued a schedule of what drivers, and residents close to ... «East Grinstead Online, Jul 15»