English / word
abstract
adjective, noun, verb B1MEANING IN ENGLISH
based on ideas or qualities, not on real physical things
existing in thought or as an idea but not having physical or concrete existence; a summary of a text
In context
01
Freedom is an abstract idea, but people feel it deeply.
02
The teacher used stories to explain an abstract grammar rule.
Synonyms
theoretical,summary,extract
Antonyms
concrete,real,practical
Collocations
abstract art,abstract idea,abstract concept
Verb forms
Past: abstracted · Past participle: abstracted · -ing: abstracting