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- DictionaryShort·en/ˈSHôrtn/
verb
- 1. make or become shorter: "he shortened his stride"
Definition of shorten verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To make short or shorter. 2. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity. 3. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky. 4. Nautical To take in (a sail, sails, or part of a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the wind, thereby reducing speed: shortened sail in advance of the storm. v.intr. To become short or shorter. short′en·er n.
4 days ago · to decrease. SYNONYMS 1. condense, lessen, limit, restrict. 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.
verb. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration. “He shortened his trip due to illness”. see more. verb. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. “The manuscript must be shortened ”. synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce. cut, edit, edit out.
SHORTEN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of shorten – Learner’s Dictionary. shorten. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈʃɔːt ə n / us. Add to word list. to become shorter or to make something shorter: Smoking shortens your life. (Definition of shorten from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. condense, lessen, limit, restrict. 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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English short‧en /ˈʃɔːtn $ ˈʃɔːrtn/ verb [ intransitive, transitive] to become shorter or make something shorter OPP lengthen The days are shortening. shorten to His name is often shortened to Pat. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus shorten • It costs £12 to get trousers shortened.
