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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shorten[Swahili Word] -fupisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fupi adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shorten[Swahili Word] -kusuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shorten[Swahili Word] -punguza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] The teacher shortened the joke with laughter[Swahili Example] mwalimu alipunguza mzaha na vicheko [Muk], umande huu ulipunguza joto la mwili wake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] shorten (a dress etc)[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
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shorten — ► VERB 1) make or become shorter. 2) Sailing reduce the amount of (sail spread) … English terms dictionary
shorten — verb (shortened; shortening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to reduce the length or duration of b. to cause to seem short 2. a. to reduce in power or efficiency < is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem Isaiah 50:2 (Revised Standard … New Collegiate Dictionary
shorten — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, significantly ▪ The course has now been shortened considerably. ▪ slightly … Collocations dictionary
shorten — (v.) 1510s, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.); the earlier form of the verb was simply short, from O.E. sceortian to grow short, gescyrtan to make short … Etymology dictionary
shorten — verb (I, T) to become shorter or make something shorter: The days are shortening now. | shorten sth: They re talking about shortening the working week. opposite lengthen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shorten — verb shorten your essay to a three paragraph summary the drapes will have to be shortened Syn: make shorter, abbreviate, abridge, condense, précis, synopsize, contract, compress, reduce, shrink, diminish, cut (down); dock, trim, crop, pare d … Thesaurus of popular words
shorten — verb a) To make shorter; to abbreviate. b) To become shorter. Ant: lengthen … Wiktionary
shorten — verb 1》 make or become shorter. 2》 Sailing reduce the amount of (sail spread) … English new terms dictionary
shorten — verb Syn: abbreviate, abridge, condense, contract, compress, reduce, shrink, diminish, cut (down), trim, pare (down), prune, curtail, truncate Ant: lengthen … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
shorten — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)n[/t]] shortens, shortening, shortened 1) V ERG If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. [V n] Smoking can shorten … English dictionary
shorten — UK [ˈʃɔː(r)t(ə)n] / US [ˈʃɔrt(ə)n] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms shorten : present tense I/you/we/they shorten he/she/it shortens present participle shortening past tense shortened past participle shortened to become shorter, or to… … English dictionary