āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to shorten
01
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to decrease the length of something
Transitive: to shorten sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He shortened the curtains to fit the new window.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to have a decrease in length of time or duration
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lifespan of the flowers shortens as temperatures drop, causing them to wither more quickly.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to edit a text by removing or modifying parts that are considered unnecessary
Transitive: to shorten a text
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In order to comply with publishing guidelines, the author had to shorten the novel.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to reduce the length of time or duration of something
Transitive: to shorten duration of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team is currently shortening the meeting to focus on key points.
āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
shortened
shortener
shortening
shorten
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
