foreshorten English

Meaning foreshorten meaning

What does foreshorten mean?

Definitions in simple English

foreshorten Verb

— To foreshorten is to make shorter. His use of tobacco would foreshorten his life by ten years.

— An artist can foreshorten lines on a drawing to make it look like it has depth.

foreshorten

— verb (= shorten, reduce) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened

— verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Synonyms foreshorten synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as foreshorten?

foreshorten English » English

shorten

abridge

cut

contract

abbreviate

reduce

truncate

reef

cut short

castrate

amortize

amortise

Conjugation foreshorten conjugation

How do you conjugate foreshorten?

foreshorten · verb

Present I foreshorten

Positive I foreshorten

Singular

1st person I foreshorten

2nd person you foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it foreshortens

Plural

1st person we foreshorten

2nd person you foreshorten

3rd person they foreshorten

Negative I don't foreshorten

Singular

1st person I don't foreshorten I do not foreshorten

2nd person you don't foreshorten you do not foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it doesn't foreshorten he/she/it does not foreshorten

Plural

1st person we don't foreshorten we do not foreshorten

2nd person you don't foreshorten you do not foreshorten

3rd person they don't foreshorten they do not foreshorten

Question do I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person do I foreshorten?

2nd person do you foreshorten?

3rd person does he/she/it foreshorten?

Plural

1st person do we foreshorten?

2nd person do you foreshorten?

3rd person do they foreshorten?

Negative question don't I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person don't I foreshorten? do I not foreshorten?

2nd person don't you foreshorten? do you not foreshorten?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it foreshorten? does he/she/it not foreshorten?

Plural

1st person don't we foreshorten? do we not foreshorten?

2nd person don't you foreshorten? do you not foreshorten?

3rd person don't they foreshorten? do they not foreshorten?

Past I foreshortened

Positive I foreshortened

Singular

1st person I foreshortened

2nd person you foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it foreshortened

Plural

1st person we foreshortened

2nd person you foreshortened

3rd person they foreshortened

Negative I didn't foreshorten

Singular

1st person I didn't foreshorten I did not foreshorten

2nd person you didn't foreshorten you did not foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it didn't foreshorten he/she/it did not foreshorten

Plural

1st person we didn't foreshorten we did not foreshorten

2nd person you didn't foreshorten you did not foreshorten

3rd person they didn't foreshorten they did not foreshorten

Question did I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person did I foreshorten?

2nd person did you foreshorten?

3rd person did he/she/it foreshorten?

Plural

1st person did we foreshorten?

2nd person did you foreshorten?

3rd person did they foreshorten?

Negative question didn't I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person didn't I foreshorten? did I not foreshorten?

2nd person didn't you foreshorten? did you not foreshorten?

3rd person didn't he/she/it foreshorten? did he/she/it not foreshorten?

Plural

1st person didn't we foreshorten? did we not foreshorten?

2nd person didn't you foreshorten? did you not foreshorten?

3rd person didn't they foreshorten? did they not foreshorten?

Future I'll foreshorten

Positive I'll foreshorten

Singular

1st person I'll foreshorten I will foreshorten

2nd person you'll foreshorten you will foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it'll foreshorten he/she/it will foreshorten

Plural

1st person we'll foreshorten we will foreshorten

2nd person you'll foreshorten you will foreshorten

3rd person they'll foreshorten they will foreshorten

Negative I won't foreshorten

Singular

1st person I won't foreshorten I will not foreshorten

2nd person you won't foreshorten you will not foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it won't foreshorten he/she/it will not foreshorten

Plural

1st person we won't foreshorten we will not foreshorten

2nd person you won't foreshorten you will not foreshorten

3rd person they won't foreshorten they will not foreshorten

Question will I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person will I foreshorten?

2nd person will you foreshorten?

3rd person will he/she/it foreshorten?

Plural

1st person will we foreshorten?

2nd person will you foreshorten?

3rd person will they foreshorten?

Negative question won't I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person won't I foreshorten? will I not foreshorten?

2nd person won't you foreshorten? will you not foreshorten?

3rd person won't he/she/it foreshorten? will he/she/it not foreshorten?

Plural

1st person won't we foreshorten? will we not foreshorten?

2nd person won't you foreshorten? will you not foreshorten?

3rd person won't they foreshorten? will they not foreshorten?

Conditional I'd foreshorten

Positive I'd foreshorten

Singular

1st person I'd foreshorten I would foreshorten

2nd person you'd foreshorten you would foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it'd foreshorten he/she/it would foreshorten

Plural

1st person we'd foreshorten we would foreshorten

2nd person you'd foreshorten you would foreshorten

3rd person they'd foreshorten they would foreshorten

Negative I wouldn't foreshorten

Singular

1st person I wouldn't foreshorten I would not foreshorten

2nd person you wouldn't foreshorten you would not foreshorten

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't foreshorten he/she/it would not foreshorten

Plural

1st person we wouldn't foreshorten we would not foreshorten

2nd person you wouldn't foreshorten you would not foreshorten

3rd person they wouldn't foreshorten they would not foreshorten

Question would I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person would I foreshorten?

2nd person would you foreshorten?

3rd person would he/she/it foreshorten?

Plural

1st person would we foreshorten?

2nd person would you foreshorten?

3rd person would they foreshorten?

Negative question wouldn't I foreshorten?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I foreshorten? would I not foreshorten?

2nd person wouldn't you foreshorten? would you not foreshorten?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it foreshorten? would he/she/it not foreshorten?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we foreshorten? would we not foreshorten?

2nd person wouldn't you foreshorten? would you not foreshorten?

3rd person wouldn't they foreshorten? would they not foreshorten?

Present continuous I'm foreshortening

Positive I'm foreshortening

Singular

1st person I'm foreshortening I am foreshortening

2nd person you're foreshortening you are foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it's foreshortening he/she/it is foreshortening

Plural

1st person we're foreshortening we are foreshortening

2nd person you're foreshortening you are foreshortening

3rd person they're foreshortening they are foreshortening

Negative I'm not foreshortening

Singular

1st person I'm not foreshortening I am not foreshortening

2nd person you aren't foreshortening you're not foreshortening you are not foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it isn't foreshortening he/she/it's not foreshortening he/she/it is not foreshortening

Plural

1st person we aren't foreshortening we're not foreshortening we are not foreshortening

2nd person you aren't foreshortening you're not foreshortening you are not foreshortening

3rd person they aren't foreshortening they're not foreshortening they are not foreshortening

Question am I foreshortening?

Singular

1st person am I foreshortening?

2nd person are you foreshortening?

3rd person is he/she/it foreshortening?

Plural

1st person are we foreshortening?

2nd person are you foreshortening?

3rd person are they foreshortening?

Negative question aren't I foreshortening?

Singular

1st person aren't I foreshortening? am I not foreshortening?

2nd person aren't you foreshortening? are you not foreshortening?

3rd person isn't he/she/it foreshortening? is he/she/it not foreshortening?

Plural

1st person aren't we foreshortening? are we not foreshortening?

2nd person aren't you foreshortening? are you not foreshortening?

3rd person aren't they foreshortening? are they not foreshortening?

Past continuous I was foreshortening

Positive I was foreshortening

Singular

1st person I was foreshortening

2nd person you were foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it was foreshortening

Plural

1st person we were foreshortening

2nd person you were foreshortening

3rd person they were foreshortening

Negative I wasn't foreshortening

Singular

1st person I wasn't foreshortening I was not foreshortening

2nd person you weren't foreshortening you were not foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it wasn't foreshortening he/she/it was not foreshortening

Plural

1st person we weren't foreshortening we were not foreshortening

2nd person you weren't foreshortening you were not foreshortening

3rd person they weren't foreshortening they were not foreshortening

Question was I foreshortening?

Singular

1st person was I foreshortening?

2nd person were you foreshortening?

3rd person was he/she/it foreshortening?

Plural

1st person were we foreshortening?

2nd person were you foreshortening?

3rd person were they foreshortening?

Negative question wasn't I foreshortening?

Singular

1st person wasn't I foreshortening? was I not foreshortening?

2nd person weren't you foreshortening? were you not foreshortening?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it foreshortening? was he/she/it not foreshortening?

Plural

1st person weren't we foreshortening? were we not foreshortening?

2nd person weren't you foreshortening? were you not foreshortening?

3rd person weren't they foreshortening? were they not foreshortening?

Future continuous I'll be foreshortening

Positive I'll be foreshortening

Singular

1st person I'll be foreshortening I will be foreshortening

2nd person you'll be foreshortening you will be foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it'll be foreshortening he/she/it will be foreshortening

Plural

1st person we'll be foreshortening we will be foreshortening

2nd person you'll be foreshortening you will be foreshortening

3rd person they'll be foreshortening they will be foreshortening

Negative I won't be foreshortening

Singular

1st person I won't be foreshortening I will not be foreshortening

2nd person you won't be foreshortening you will not be foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it won't be foreshortening he/she/it will not be foreshortening

Plural

1st person we won't be foreshortening we will not be foreshortening

2nd person you won't be foreshortening you will not be foreshortening

3rd person they won't be foreshortening they will not be foreshortening

Question will I be foreshortening?

Singular

1st person will I be foreshortening?

2nd person will you be foreshortening?

3rd person will he/she/it be foreshortening?

Plural

1st person will we be foreshortening?

2nd person will you be foreshortening?

3rd person will they be foreshortening?

Negative question won't I be foreshortening?

Singular

1st person won't I be foreshortening? will I not be foreshortening?

2nd person won't you be foreshortening? will you not be foreshortening?

3rd person won't he/she/it be foreshortening? will he/she/it not be foreshortening?

Plural

1st person won't we be foreshortening? will we not be foreshortening?

2nd person won't you be foreshortening? will you not be foreshortening?

3rd person won't they be foreshortening? will they not be foreshortening?

Conditional continuous I'd be foreshortening

Positive I'd be foreshortening

Singular

1st person I'd be foreshortening I would be foreshortening

2nd person you'd be foreshortening you would be foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it'd be foreshortening he/she/it would be foreshortening

Plural

1st person we'd be foreshortening we would be foreshortening

2nd person you'd be foreshortening you would be foreshortening

3rd person they'd be foreshortening they would be foreshortening

Negative I wouldn't be foreshortening

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be foreshortening I would not be foreshortening

2nd person you wouldn't be foreshortening you would not be foreshortening

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be foreshortening he/she/it would not be foreshortening

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be foreshortening we would not be foreshortening

2nd person you wouldn't be foreshortening you would not be foreshortening

3rd person they wouldn't be foreshortening they would not be foreshortening

Question would I be foreshortening?

Singular

1st person would I be foreshortening?

2nd person would you be foreshortening?

3rd person would he/she/it be foreshortening?

Plural

1st person would we be foreshortening?

2nd person would you be foreshortening?

3rd person would they be foreshortening?

Negative question wouldn't I be foreshortening?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be foreshortening? would I not be foreshortening?

2nd person wouldn't you be foreshortening? would you not be foreshortening?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be foreshortening? would he/she/it not be foreshortening?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be foreshortening? would we not be foreshortening?

2nd person wouldn't you be foreshortening? would you not be foreshortening?

3rd person wouldn't they be foreshortening? would they not be foreshortening?

Present perfect I've foreshortened

Positive I've foreshortened

Singular

1st person I've foreshortened I have foreshortened

2nd person you've foreshortened you have foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it's foreshortened he/she/it has foreshortened

Plural

1st person we've foreshortened we have foreshortened

2nd person you've foreshortened you have foreshortened

3rd person they've foreshortened they have foreshortened

Negative I haven't foreshortened

Singular

1st person I haven't foreshortened I have not foreshortened

2nd person you haven't foreshortened you have not foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it hasn't foreshortened he/she/it has not foreshortened

Plural

1st person we haven't foreshortened we have not foreshortened

2nd person you haven't foreshortened you have not foreshortened

3rd person they haven't foreshortened they have not foreshortened

Question have I foreshortened?

Singular

1st person have I foreshortened?

2nd person have you foreshortened?

3rd person has he/she/it foreshortened?

Plural

1st person have we foreshortened?

2nd person have you foreshortened?

3rd person have they foreshortened?

Negative question haven't I foreshortened?

Singular

1st person haven't I foreshortened? have I not foreshortened?

2nd person haven't you foreshortened? have you not foreshortened?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it foreshortened? has he/she/it not foreshortened?

Plural

1st person haven't we foreshortened? have we not foreshortened?

2nd person haven't you foreshortened? have you not foreshortened?

3rd person haven't they foreshortened? have they not foreshortened?

Past perfect I had foreshortened

Positive I had foreshortened

Singular

1st person I had foreshortened

2nd person you had foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it had foreshortened

Plural

1st person we had foreshortened

2nd person you had foreshortened

3rd person they had foreshortened

Negative I hadn't foreshortened

Singular

1st person I hadn't foreshortened I had not foreshortened

2nd person you hadn't foreshortened you had not foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it hadn't foreshortened he/she/it had not foreshortened

Plural

1st person we hadn't foreshortened we had not foreshortened

2nd person you hadn't foreshortened you had not foreshortened

3rd person they hadn't foreshortened they had not foreshortened

Question had I foreshortened?

Singular

1st person had I foreshortened?

2nd person had you foreshortened?

3rd person had he/she/it foreshortened?

Plural

1st person had we foreshortened?

2nd person had you foreshortened?

3rd person had they foreshortened?

Negative question hadn't I foreshortened?

Singular

1st person hadn't I foreshortened? had I not foreshortened?

2nd person hadn't you foreshortened? had you not foreshortened?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it foreshortened? had he/she/it not foreshortened?

Plural

1st person hadn't we foreshortened? had we not foreshortened?

2nd person hadn't you foreshortened? had you not foreshortened?

3rd person hadn't they foreshortened? had they not foreshortened?

Future perfect I'll have foreshortened

Positive I'll have foreshortened

Singular

1st person I'll have foreshortened I will have foreshortened

2nd person you'll have foreshortened you will have foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it'll have foreshortened he/she/it will have foreshortened

Plural

1st person we'll have foreshortened we will have foreshortened

2nd person you'll have foreshortened you will have foreshortened

3rd person they'll have foreshortened they will have foreshortened

Negative I won't have foreshortened

Singular

1st person I won't have foreshortened I will not have foreshortened

2nd person you won't have foreshortened you will not have foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it won't have foreshortened he/she/it will not have foreshortened

Plural

1st person we won't have foreshortened we will not have foreshortened

2nd person you won't have foreshortened you will not have foreshortened

3rd person they won't have foreshortened they will not have foreshortened

Question +'ll I have foreshortened?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have foreshortened? will I have foreshortened?

2nd person +'ll you have foreshortened? will you have foreshortened?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have foreshortened? will he/she/it have foreshortened?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have foreshortened? will we have foreshortened?

2nd person +'ll you have foreshortened? will you have foreshortened?

3rd person +'ll they have foreshortened? will they have foreshortened?

Negative question won't I have foreshortened?

Singular

1st person won't I have foreshortened? will I not have foreshortened?

2nd person won't you have foreshortened? will you not have foreshortened?

3rd person won't he/she/it have foreshortened? will he/she/it not have foreshortened?

Plural

1st person won't we have foreshortened? will we not have foreshortened?

2nd person won't you have foreshortened? will you not have foreshortened?

3rd person won't they have foreshortened? will they not have foreshortened?

Conditional perfect I'd have foreshortened

Positive I'd have foreshortened

Singular

1st person I'd have foreshortened I would have foreshortened

2nd person you'd have foreshortened you would have foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it'd have foreshortened he/she/it would have foreshortened

Plural

1st person we'd have foreshortened we would have foreshortened

2nd person you'd have foreshortened you would have foreshortened

3rd person they'd have foreshortened they would have foreshortened

Negative I wouldn't have foreshortened

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have foreshortened I would not have foreshortened

2nd person you wouldn't have foreshortened you would not have foreshortened

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have foreshortened he/she/it would not have foreshortened

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have foreshortened we would not have foreshortened

2nd person you wouldn't have foreshortened you would not have foreshortened

3rd person they wouldn't have foreshortened they would not have foreshortened

Question would I have foreshortened?

Singular

1st person would I have foreshortened?

2nd person would you have foreshortened?

3rd person would he/she/it have foreshortened?

Plural

1st person would we have foreshortened?

2nd person would you have foreshortened?

3rd person would they have foreshortened?

Negative question wouldn't I have foreshortened?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have foreshortened? would I not have foreshortened?

2nd person wouldn't you have foreshortened? would you not have foreshortened?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have foreshortened? would he/she/it not have foreshortened?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have foreshortened? would we not have foreshortened?

2nd person wouldn't you have foreshortened? would you not have foreshortened?

3rd person wouldn't they have foreshortened? would they not have foreshortened?

Imperative foreshorten!

Positive

you foreshorten!

we let's foreshorten!

Negative

you don't foreshorten!

we let's not foreshorten!