Engels

Uitgebreide synoniemen voor shortening in het Engels

shortening:

shortening [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord

  1. the shortening
    the cut down expenses; the reduction; the saving; the retrenchment; the diminution; the finance management; the decrease; the curtailment; the economy; the shortening; the slackening; the foreshortening; the recess; the dwindling; the salary cut; the market; the cut
  2. the shortening
    the shortening; the abbreviating; the abridging
  3. the shortening
    the shortening; the curtailment; the foreshortening
  4. the shortening
    – act of decreasing in length 1
    the shortening
    – act of decreasing in length 1
    • shortening [the ~] zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the dress needs shortening1
  5. the shortening
    – fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 1
    the shortening
    – fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 1

Verwante woorden van "shortening":


Alternatieve synoniemen voor "shortening":


Verwante definities voor "shortening":

  1. act of decreasing in length1
    • the dress needs shortening1
  2. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods1

shortening vorm van 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":


Alternatieve synoniemen voor "shorten":


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