Japanese Meaning of shorten
短縮
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Definitions and Meaning of shorten in English
shorten (v)
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
make short or shorter
become short or shorter
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
shorten (a.)
To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc.
To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like.
shorten (v. i.)
To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
FAQs About the word shorten
短縮
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration, reduce in scope while retaining essential elements, make short or shorter, beco
短縮する,短縮する,削減する,減らす,切り捨てる,削減,圧縮する,切る,減らす,減少する
延長する,拡張する,延長する,増加,長くする,延長する,追加する,増幅する,増やす,ブースト
short-eared => ミミジカナ, short-dated => 短期, shortcut => ショートカット, shortcoming => 欠点, shortclothes => ショートパンツ,
