Shorten

/ˈʃɔːrtən/ verb

Definition

To make something shorter or reduce its length, duration, or amount.

Etymology

From Old English 'sceort' meaning 'short,' combined with the suffix '-en' to create a verb form. The word has meant 'to make shorter' since the Middle English period.

Kelly Says

The opposite verb 'lengthen' exists but sounds awkward compared to 'shorten'—we naturally prefer the shorter word to describe making things shorter, which is pretty meta!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀንሳል
qen-sal
ARالعربية
تقصير
taqṣīr
BNবাংলা
ছোট করা
chhoṭo kôra
CACatalà
escurçar
eh-skoo-rah-sahr
CSČeština
zkrátit
zkr-ah-teet
DADansk
forkorte
fohr-kohr-teh
DEDeutsch
verkürzen
fayr-kuhr-tsen
ELΕλληνικά
συντομεύω
sintomevo
ESEspañol
acortar
ah-kohr-tahr
FAفارسی
کوتاه کردن
kotah kardan
FISuomi
lyhentää
lyh-ehn-tah
FRFrançais
raccourcir
rah-koor-seer
GUGU
ટૂંકવવું
ṭūṅkavavuṁ
HAHA
ƙarƙata
kah-rkah-tah
HEעברית
לקצר
le-kah-tser
HIहिन्दी
छोटा करना
chhoṭā karnā
HUMagyar
rövidíteni
reh-vee-dee-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
memendekkan
meh-mehn-deh-kahn
IGIG
belata
beh-lah-tah
ITItaliano
accorciare
ah-chohr-cha-reh
JA日本語
短縮する
tanshuku suru
KKKK
қысқарту
qysqartu
KMKM
កាត់
kaat
KO한국어
줄이다
jool-ee-dah
MRMR
लहान करणे
lahān karaṇē
MSBahasa Melayu
memendekkan
meh-mehn-deh-kahn
MYမြန်မာ
တိုဖို့
tioh-poh
NLNederlands
verkorten
fayr-kohr-ten
NONorsk
forkorte
fohr-kohr-teh
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਕਰਨਾ
chhoṭā karnā
PLPolski
skracać
skrah-tchahch
PTPortuguês
encurtar
ehn-koo-tahr
RORomână
scurta
skoor-tah
RUРусский
сокращать
sah-krah-shah-t
SVSvenska
förkorta
fohr-kohr-tah
SWKiswahili
fupisha
foo-pee-shah
TAதமிழ்
சுருக்கு
surukku
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గించు
taggiṁchu
THไทย
ย่อ
yōh
TLTL
pumutol
poo-moo-tohl
TRTürkçe
kısaltmak
kuh-sahl-tmahk
UKУкраїнська
скорочувати
skorochuvaty
URاردو
چھوٹا کرنا
chhoṭā karnā
VITiếng Việt
ngắn
ngăhn
YOYO
yẹ̀
yeh
ZH中文
缩短
suō duǎn
ZUZU
fusha
foo-shah

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