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shorten English

Meaning shorten meaning

What does shorten mean?
Definitions in simple English

shorten Verb

— If you shorten something, you make it shorter. This document is too long. You must shorten it by 200 words.

shorten

— verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration He shortened his trip due to illness — verb (= reduce) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened — verb become short or shorter In winter, the days shorten — verb make short or shorter shorten the skirt shorten the rope by a few inches — verb (= bowdlerize, bowdlerise) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate bowdlerize a novel

Synonyms shorten synonyms

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

shorten English » English

abridge abbreviate reduce curtail contract shrink cut cut short diminish lessen decrease cut down truncate foreshorten cut off summarize shave draw in condense compress tuck retrench retract make smaller lower economize castrate trim take summary action stub slash short shear sever roll up restrict recapitulate pull up pull in prune out prune mow mitigate make small make short make brief limit get shorter expurgate epitomize

Topics shorten topics

What do people use shorten to talk about?
States Big Long

Short, not long
States Big Long

Short, not tall

Conjugation shorten conjugation

How do you conjugate shorten?

shorten · verb

Examples shorten examples

How do I use shorten in a sentence?

Simple sentences

High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
Do not shorten the morning by getting up late.
This way we can shorten the distance.
Don't smoke. Smoking can shorten your penis.

Movie subtitles

Shorten sail until the other ships come abreast.
But it's our desire to shorten this hearing, not prolong it.
This will shorten the procedure. Avoid delays.
Shorten the tow or cut her loose.
Double the powder, shorten the fuse!
Shorten the powder, double the fuse!
Not to shorten it.
But I do know it's a big thing. And if it comes off, it will have results that may do quite a bit to shorten this war.
Sir, shall I shorten sail?
When you do, shorten the yoke.
I have plenary pardons, pardons for 500 years, for 300 and cheaper ones, so that even poor people can buy them and thus shorten the pains of purgatory for themselves.
That way you won't have to even shorten the sleeves.
Shorten them.
Perhaps it will shorten my time in purgatory.
Shorten sail there, Wolf.
Starboard watch, shorten and cable!
My invention would shorten the war by months, maybe years.
We need confirm the statement. This will shorten the procedure. Avoid delays.
You can't see my legs. - We'll shorten it.
Do you intend to stretch his neck or shorten him?
Well, I guess I better get in town and get our bets down before the odds shorten.
What you do to those men in the cave. will it shorten the war by a week, by a day, by an hour?
Why, shorten it a bit?
You could help shorten the war in Italy. Could also shorten my life.
Now, don't worry about the walking, 'cause I can always shorten the train, or the length of the aisle.
See, one of the reasons we decided to shorten the engagement is that she's so good at wedding stuff, and loves it.
I want him to shorten it.
If miss Svensson'd like to hear about the contents to shorten the wait, so to speak, I'll be glad to share it.
Double the powder and shorten the fuse! Shorten the powder and double the fuse!
When you do, shorten the yoke. It will help them in the turns.
It cost a dollar to shorten and maybe a thousand to buy.
But I mean with just Bat an' me an' Warren against the Clantons you could sure shorten the odds some.
And I'll help shorten them some more!
Why don't you just shorten her legs?
Daddy is going to shorten your nose.

News and current affairs

Shouldn't America's leaders be trying to shorten the period that other societies are vulnerable to the evils that made the twentieth century the bloodiest in the history of mankind?
Greece's exit could shorten this timeline considerably.
For example, an employee could decide to shorten the duration of his unemployment benefits and invest the corresponding points to benefit from better education opportunities.
But governments should play it safe by starting to take more steps now to cushion, soften, and shorten the period of high unemployment and slow or negative growth that now looks very likely.
We must endeavor to shorten the list of challenges facing humanity.
This option could vastly shorten the list of products that will need to be banned outright.
While the United Nations Security Council debates how to reprimand North Korea for the attack on the Cheonan, few people in South Korea believe that any punishment will deter Kim or shorten the life of his regime.
If the government could identify how the economy needed to be restructured and provide incentives to move resources more quickly in that direction, a properly designed program could alleviate and shorten the recession.

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