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Grammar : Verb
Spell : shawr-tn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɔr tn



Definition of shorten

Origin :
  • 1510s, "make shorter;" 1560s, "grow shorter," from short (adj.) + -en (1); the earlier form of the verb was simply short, from Old English sceortian "to grow short, become short; run short, fail," gescyrtan "to make short."
  • verb diminish, decrease
Example sentences :
  • Presently, to shorten his road, he left the park, and took to a lane outside it.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • We'll enjoy the fine weather till it's time to shorten sail.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Treachery, too, stepped in to shorten the time still further.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I was making for Cattolica, but I missed my way in seeking to shorten it.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "Perhaps I can shorten the pedigree," said Haggerstone, tartly.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • So say I. It's no time to shorten sail, with such a sea running.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • Now, remember your promise, darling, and don't be vexed with me if I ask you to shorten it.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • Shorten the skirt and it will make a stunning French doll costume.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • I hadn't been more than a minute in the cabin after lending a hand to shorten sail.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • Failing this, it should at least slacken the pace of its work and shorten its working day.
  • Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock

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