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to shorten
01
to decrease the length of something
Transitive: to shorten sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
shorten
3rd person singular
shortens
Present participle
shortening
Past simple
shortened
Past participle
shortened
Examples
The tailor shortened the trousers to fit the customer's height.
02
to have a decrease in length of time or duration
Intransitive
Examples
The days began to shorten as autumn approached.
03
to edit a text by removing or modifying parts that are considered unnecessary
Transitive: to shorten a text
Examples
The editor decided to shorten the article by removing sections that contained sensitive information.
04
to reduce the length of time or duration of something
Transitive: to shorten duration of something
Examples
She shortens her commute by taking a more direct route.
Lexical Tree
shortened
shortener
shortening
shorten
