make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
Used in a Sentence
shorten
How to use shorten in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for shorten.
Editorial note
If you don't mind being bash-specific, you can shorten 2>&1 | to just |& .
Examples14
Definitions5
Parts of speech1
Quick take
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shorten gathered in one view.
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shorten.
verb
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
See also: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, cut, contract, reduce
verb
make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
verb
become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
See also: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate
Example sentences
If you don't mind being bash-specific, you can shorten 2>&1 | to just |& .
Gonna have to shorten my annual Berlin summer break from 3 months to 1 then :D
The tweet itself should contain the full link and shorten it only on display [0] [1].
OT - I can't help but mentally shorten code snippets with underscore/whatever.
Perhaps the worry should be that people just shorten all that to "USA", and give up. I know I would never travel there, and I don't really care which acronym is out to wreck my life.
But it's important to remember that depression can be a fatal illness, and can shorten a person's life.
Smarter implementation would shorten the list of locked pages when it finds a page with enough room that won't split even if its child pages split.
In a sense, the only thing that can be done to shorten that rope is to publish more information, either by leaks or otherwise.
Doing this will reduce the effective interest rate, lower the minimum required payment, and shorten the length of the loan.
You'll forestall any complaints and questions about whether you're sure it was a black widow and shorten the time to diagnose and begin treatment.
Link shorteners, and reliance on them, make it obnoxiously centralized.
He seems to suggest that more planning is the solution, but I think just the opposite: with both those fictional shops I'd encourage them to fix the visible problems, and try to do so in ways that shorten feedback loops and help surface other hidden issues.
Here, let me shorten it up for you: This patch is a _variant_ of what we've been using to help \n protect customer keys for a decade.\n\n This should really be considered more of a proof of \n concept than something that you want to put directly into \n production.
Especially if Tesla warns it will shorten the battery's life.- It'd be better if Tesla's software took temperature into account when estimating mileage range.- Broder is being ridiculous about the cruise control and his speed estimates, and the temperature.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shorten in a sentence?
If you don't mind being bash-specific, you can shorten 2>&1 | to just |& .
What does shorten mean?
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
What part of speech is shorten?
shorten is commonly used as verb.