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Definition of shorten verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shorten

verb

NAmE//ˈʃɔrtn//

[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shorten

he / she / it shortens

past simple shortened

-ing form shortening

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to make something shorter; to become shorter shorten (something) Injury problems could shorten his career. a shortened version of the game In November the temperatures drop and the days shorten. shorten something to something Her name's Katherine, generally shortened to Kay. opposite lengthen

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Nearby words

shortcoming noun
shortcut noun
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