Engels

Uitgebreide synoniemen voor shorten in het Engels

shorten:

to shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)

  1. to shorten
    to recapitulate; to condense; to shorten
    • recapitulate werkwoord (recapitulates, recapitulated, recapitulating)
    • condense werkwoord (condenses, condensed, condensing)
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  2. to shorten
    to shorten; to curtail; to crop; to abridge; to trim; to clip
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
    • curtail werkwoord (curtails, curtailed, curtailing)
    • crop werkwoord (crops, cropped, cropping)
    • abridge werkwoord (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • trim werkwoord (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • clip werkwoord (clips, clipped, clipping)
  3. to shorten
    to abbreviate; to shorten
    • abbreviate werkwoord (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  4. to shorten
    to shorten; to abridge; to cut down; cut short
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
    • abridge werkwoord (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • cut down werkwoord (cuts down, cut down, cutting down)
    • cut short werkwoord
  5. to shorten
    to minimize; to reduce; to scale down; to crop; to trim; to shorten; to minimise
    • minimize werkwoord, Amerikaans (minimizes, minimized, minimizing)
    • reduce werkwoord (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • scale down werkwoord (scales down, scaled down, scaling down)
    • crop werkwoord (crops, cropped, cropping)
    • trim werkwoord (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
    • minimise werkwoord, Brits
  6. to shorten
    to shorten; make short; just stay for a while
  7. to shorten
    to shorten
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
  8. to shorten
    – edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate 1
    to shorten; to castrate; bowdlerize; expurgate; bowdlerise
    – edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate 1
  9. to shorten
    – reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1
    to reduce; to cut; to contract; to abbreviate; to abridge; to shorten; foreshorten
    – reduce in scope while retaining essential elements 1
    • reduce werkwoord (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • cut werkwoord (cuts, cut, cutting)
    • contract werkwoord (contracts, contracted, contracting)
    • abbreviate werkwoord (abbreviates, abbreviated, abbreviating)
    • abridge werkwoord (abridges, abridged, abridging)
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • The manuscript must be shortened1
    • foreshorten werkwoord
  10. to shorten
    – become short or shorter 1
    to shorten
    – become short or shorter 1
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • In winter, the days shorten1
  11. to shorten
    – make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 1
    to shorten
    – make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration 1
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • He shortened his trip due to illness1
  12. to shorten
    – make short or shorter 1
    to shorten
    – make short or shorter 1
    • shorten werkwoord (shortens, shortened, shortening)
      • shorten the skirt1
      • shorten the rope by a few inches1

Conjugations for shorten:

present
  1. shorten
  2. shorten
  3. shortens
  4. shorten
  5. shorten
  6. shorten
simple past
  1. shortened
  2. shortened
  3. shortened
  4. shortened
  5. shortened
  6. shortened
present perfect
  1. have shortened
  2. have shortened
  3. has shortened
  4. have shortened
  5. have shortened
  6. have shortened
past continuous
  1. was shortening
  2. were shortening
  3. was shortening
  4. were shortening
  5. were shortening
  6. were shortening
future
  1. shall shorten
  2. will shorten
  3. will shorten
  4. shall shorten
  5. will shorten
  6. will shorten
continuous present
  1. am shortening
  2. are shortening
  3. is shortening
  4. are shortening
  5. are shortening
  6. are shortening
subjunctive
  1. be shortened
  2. be shortened
  3. be shortened
  4. be shortened
  5. be shortened
  6. be shortened
diverse
  1. shorten!
  2. let's shorten!
  3. shortened
  4. shortening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Verwante woorden van "shorten":


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Antoniemen van "shorten":


Verwante definities voor "shorten":

  1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate1
  2. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements1
    • The manuscript must be shortened1
  3. become short or shorter1
    • In winter, the days shorten1
  4. make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration1
    • He shortened his trip due to illness1
  5. make short or shorter1
    • shorten the skirt1
    • shorten the rope by a few inches1

shorten vorm van short:

short bijvoeglijk naamwoord

  1. short
    little; small; tiny; short; minuscule; diminutive; undersized; inferior; inadequate; low-grade; middling; shortish
  2. short
    – marked by rude or peremptory shortness 1
    short; curt; brusque; brusk
    – marked by rude or peremptory shortness 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the salesgirl was very short with him1
    • curt bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a curt reply1
    • brusque bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • try to cultivate a less brusque manner1
    • brusk bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  3. short
    – tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 1
    short
    – tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • shortbread is a short crumbly cookie1
      • a short flaky pie crust1
  4. short
    – (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 1
    short
    – (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • short skirts1
      • short hair1
      • the board was a foot short1
      • a short toss1
  5. short
    – primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 1
    short
    – primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a short life1
      • a short flight1
      • a short holiday1
      • a short story1
      • only a few short months1
  6. short
    – of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 1
    short
    – of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short1
  7. short
    – not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 1
    short
    – not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a short sale1
      • short in cotton1
  8. short
    – lacking foresight or scope 1
    short; myopic; shortsighted; unforesightful
    – lacking foresight or scope 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a short view of the problem1
    • myopic bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • myopic thinking1
    • shortsighted bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • shortsighted policies1
      • shortsighted critics derided the plan1
    • unforesightful bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  9. short
    – (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 1
    short; forgetful; unretentive
    – (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 1
  10. short
    – not sufficient to meet a need 1
    poor; short; inadequate
    – not sufficient to meet a need 1
    • poor bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a poor salary1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • money is short1
      • on short rations1
      • food is in short supply1
      • short on experience1
    • inadequate bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • an inadequate income1
  11. short
    – less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 1
    light; short; scant
    – less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 1
    • light bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a light pound1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • regularly gives short weight1
    • scant bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a scant cup of sugar1
  12. short
    – low in stature; not tall 1
    short; little
    – low in stature; not tall 1
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • he was short and stocky1
      • short in stature1
      • a short smokestack1
    • little bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • a little man1

short bijvoeglijk naamwoord

  1. short
    blunt; curt; short; abrupt; steep
    • blunt bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • curt bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • short bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • abrupt bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • steep bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  2. short
    evanescent; transient; perishing; volatile; transitory; temporary; fleeting; passing; momentary; perfunctory; superficial; of short duration; brief; close; casual; current; empty; null; short; informal; cursory

short bijwoord

  1. short
    – quickly and without warning 1
    short; suddenly; dead; abruptly
    – quickly and without warning 1
  2. short
    – in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner 1
    short; shortly; curtly
    – in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner 1
    • short bijwoord
      • he talked short with everyone1
    • shortly bijwoord
      • he said shortly that he didn't like it1
    • curtly bijwoord
      • he told me curtly to get on with it1
  3. short
    – at a disadvantage 1
    short; unawares
    – at a disadvantage 1
  4. short
    – so as to interrupt 1
    short
    – so as to interrupt 1
    • short bijwoord
      • She took him up short before he could continue1
  5. short
    – at some point or distance before a goal is reached 1
    short
    – at some point or distance before a goal is reached 1
    • short bijwoord
      • he fell short of our expectations1
  6. short
    – clean across 1
    short
    – clean across 1
    • short bijwoord
      • the car's axle snapped short1
  7. short
    – without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 1
    short
    – without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 1
    • short bijwoord
      • he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash1

short [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the short
    – the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 1
    the short; the shortstop
    – the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 1
    • short [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
    • shortstop [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  2. the short
    – the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 1
    the short
    – the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 1
    • short [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
  3. the short
    – accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 1
    the short; the short circuit
    – accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 1

short werkwoord

  1. short
    – create a short circuit in 1
    short; to short-circuit
    – create a short circuit in 1
    • short werkwoord
    • short-circuit werkwoord (short-circuits, short-circuited, short-circuiting)
  2. short
    – cheat someone by not returning him enough money 1
    short; short-change
    – cheat someone by not returning him enough money 1

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Verwante definities voor "short":

  1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness1
    • the salesgirl was very short with him1
  2. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening1
    • shortbread is a short crumbly cookie1
    • a short flaky pie crust1
  3. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length1
    • short skirts1
    • short hair1
    • the board was a foot short1
    • a short toss1
  4. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration1
    • a short life1
    • a short flight1
    • a short holiday1
    • a short story1
    • only a few short months1
  5. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration1
    • the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short1
  6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices1
    • a short sale1
    • short in cotton1
  7. lacking foresight or scope1
    • a short view of the problem1
  8. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range1
    • a short memory1
  9. not sufficient to meet a need1
    • money is short1
    • on short rations1
    • food is in short supply1
    • short on experience1
  10. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so1
    • regularly gives short weight1
  11. low in stature; not tall1
    • he was short and stocky1
    • short in stature1
    • a short smokestack1
  12. quickly and without warning1
  13. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner1
    • he talked short with everyone1
  14. at a disadvantage1
    • I was caught short1
  15. so as to interrupt1
    • She took him up short before he could continue1
  16. at some point or distance before a goal is reached1
    • he fell short of our expectations1
  17. clean across1
    • the car's axle snapped short1
  18. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold1
    • he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash1
  19. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base1
  20. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed1
  21. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference1
  22. create a short circuit in1
  23. cheat someone by not returning him enough money1

Verwante synoniemen voor shorten