How do you pronounce shorten?

shorten is pronounced as /ˈʃɔːrtn/.

Vocabularios
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shorten

✂️shorten (shorten)

verb

/ˈʃɔːrtn/

acortar (acortar)

shortcomings Shortly

Meaning

To make something shorter in length, duration, or extent

Traducción del significado

Hacer algo más corto en longitud, duración o extensión

Hacer algo mas corto en longitud, duracion o extension

Oraciones de ejemplo

She decided to shorten her speech to fit the time limit.

Decidió acortar su discurso para ajustarse al límite de tiempo.

Decidio acortar su discurso para ajustarse al limite de tiempo.

Synonyms

abridge, trim, reduce, cut, condense

Antonyms

lengthen, extend, elongate

Colocaciones

shorten the distance, shorten the time, shorten the skirt, shorten the trip

Más oraciones de ejemplo

The line appears to shorten slowly.

La fila parece acortarse lentamente.

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