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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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to become shorter or to make something shorter: As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch. I've asked him to shorten my grey trousers. The name William is often shortened to Bill. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to be the abbreviation for something.
C1. to become shorter or to make something shorter: As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch. I've asked him to shorten my grey trousers. The name William is often shortened to Bill. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to be the abbreviation for something.
Jul 5, 2012 · 1. a. : to reduce the length or duration of. b. : to cause to seem short. 2. a. : to reduce in power or efficiency. is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem Isaiah 50:2 (Revised Standard Version) b. obsolete : to deprive of effect. 3. : to add fat to (something, such as pastry dough) in order to make tender and flaky. intransitive verb.
v.tr. 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.
SHORTENED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of shorten 2. to become shorter or to make something shorter: . Learn more.
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. To abbreviate is to make shorter by omission or contraction: to abbreviate a word.
short. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration. adjective. shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another. synonyms: telescoped. short. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length. adjective.
