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- Dictionaryshorten/ˈʃɔːt(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make or become shorter: "he shortened his stride" Similar Opposite
- 2. reduce the amount of (sail spread): "before sail could be shortened she went on to her beam ends"
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us / ˈʃɔr·t ə n / shorten verb [T] (LENGTH) Add to word list. to make something shorter in length, distance, or height: I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches. shorten verb [T] (TIME) to make something shorter in time: A high school knee injury probably shortened his football career.
The meaning of SHORTEN is to reduce the length or duration of. How to use shorten in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shorten.
Shorten is a general word meaning to make less in extent or duration: to shorten a dress, a prisoner's sentence. The other three terms suggest methods of shortening. To abbreviate is to make shorter by omission or contraction: to abbreviate a word.
shorten, abbreviate, abridge, curtail mean to make shorter or briefer. shorten is a general word meaning to make less in extent or duration: to shorten a dress, a prisoner's sentence. The other three terms suggest methods of shortening.
us / ˈʃɔr·t ə n / shorten verb [T] (LENGTH) Add to word list. to make something shorter in length, distance, or height: I’d like to have this jacket shortened by about two inches. shorten verb [T] (TIME) to make something shorter in time: A high school knee injury probably shortened his football career.
shorten is a general word meaning to make less in extent or duration: to shorten a dress; to shorten a prison sentence. The other three terms suggest methods of shortening. abbreviate usu. means to shorten a word or group of words, as by omission of letters: to abbreviate a name.
Definition of shorten verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
