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The example sentences of SHORTEN in videos (15 in total of 135)

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but coordinating conjunction when wh-adverb we personal pronoun 're verb, non-3rd person singular present speaking verb, gerund or present participle , we personal pronoun just adverb shorten verb, non-3rd person singular present it personal pronoun , we personal pronoun contract verb, non-3rd person singular present it personal pronoun , and coordinating conjunction it personal pronoun becomes verb, 3rd person singular present " do verb, non-3rd person singular present n't adverb " .
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can modal use verb, base form to to shorten verb, base form your possessive pronoun stories noun, plural but coordinating conjunction still adverb keep verb, base form them personal pronoun really adverb interesting adjective for preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner listener noun, singular or mass .
taking verb, gerund or present participle advantage noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner approach noun, singular or mass gaps noun, plural between preposition or subordinating conjunction gas noun, singular or mass giant noun, singular or mass planets noun, plural , we personal pronoun could modal shorten verb, base form the determiner travel noun, singular or mass
so preposition or subordinating conjunction i personal pronoun actually adverb because preposition or subordinating conjunction i personal pronoun want verb, non-3rd person singular present to to shorten verb, base form this determiner for preposition or subordinating conjunction you personal pronoun i personal pronoun just adverb earlier adverb, comparative ran verb, past tense
the determiner second adjective step noun, singular or mass is verb, 3rd person singular present to to shorten verb, base form the determiner penis noun, plural , the determiner action noun, singular or mass is verb, 3rd person singular present to to shorten verb, base form the determiner penis noun, plural as preposition or subordinating conjunction if preposition or subordinating conjunction you're proper noun, singular as preposition or subordinating conjunction
delivery noun, singular or mass , will modal have verb, base form their possessive pronoun neck noun, singular or mass muscle noun, singular or mass shorten noun, singular or mass on preposition or subordinating conjunction one cardinal number side noun, singular or mass , this determiner medical adjective condition noun, singular or mass is verb, 3rd person singular present called verb, past participle
maybe adverb does verb, 3rd person singular present n't adverb make verb, base form it personal pronoun as preposition or subordinating conjunction abrupt noun, singular or mass and coordinating conjunction just adverb shorten noun, singular or mass this determiner right adverb here adverb so adverb actually adverb it personal pronoun 's verb, 3rd person singular present
mode noun, singular or mass two cardinal number privileged adjective exec noun, singular or mass mode noun, singular or mass you personal pronoun use verb, non-3rd person singular present the determiner term noun, singular or mass enabled verb, past participle or coordinating conjunction you personal pronoun can modal type verb, base form shorten verb, base form
so preposition or subordinating conjunction i personal pronoun 'll modal shorten verb, base form it personal pronoun but coordinating conjunction i personal pronoun 'm verb, non-3rd person singular present 23 cardinal number now adverb when wh-adverb i personal pronoun was verb, past tense a determiner sophomore noun, singular or mass in preposition or subordinating conjunction college noun, singular or mass
so preposition or subordinating conjunction you personal pronoun have verb, non-3rd person singular present to to shorten verb, base form the determiner stick noun, singular or mass down particle , you personal pronoun have verb, non-3rd person singular present to to shorten verb, base form the determiner cord noun, singular or mass down adverb and coordinating conjunction then adverb we personal pronoun can modal get verb, base form it personal pronoun
you personal pronoun , of preposition or subordinating conjunction course noun, singular or mass , could modal do verb, base form more adjective, comparative to to shorten verb, base form the determiner amount noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction time noun, singular or mass or coordinating conjunction less adjective, comparative depending verb, gerund or present participle
any determiner investment noun, singular or mass that wh-determiner can modal make verb, base form more adjective, comparative than preposition or subordinating conjunction 10 cardinal number % noun, singular or mass is verb, 3rd person singular present respectable adjective and coordinating conjunction will modal shorten verb, base form your possessive pronoun journey noun, singular or mass
to to shorten verb, base form the determiner range noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction motion noun, singular or mass and coordinating conjunction shorten noun, singular or mass the determiner moment noun, singular or mass arm noun, singular or mass that wh-determiner will modal allow verb, base form us personal pronoun to to compensate verb, base form

Use "shorten" in a sentence | "shorten" example sentences

How to use "shorten" in a sentence?

  • To wish is of little account; to succeed you must earnestly desire; and this desire must shorten thy sleep.
    -Ovid-
  • No bad break, no disappointment, no accident can shorten one second of my divine destiny.
    -Joel Osteen-
  • I've never thought sitting around worrying helps anything, except to help shorten your life.
    -Robert Bateman-
  • Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred.
    -Arthur Schopenhauer-
  • I don't believe medical discoveries are doing much to advance human life. As fast as we create ways to extend it we are inventing ways to shorten it.
    -Christiaan Barnard-
  • A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail.
    -Sterling Hayden-
  • So if u shorten words to get what u want in within 140 characters it makes u a twit?
    -Rio Ferdinand-
  • Mercy is not a proper Indian name."..........."Rash Coyote Who Runs With Wolf. We could shorten it to Dinner Woman.
    -Patricia Briggs-
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Definition and meaning of SHORTEN

What does "shorten mean?"

/ˈSHôrtn/

shorten

verb
To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter.

What are synonyms of "shorten"?
Some common synonyms of "shorten" are:
  • abbreviate,
  • abridge,
  • condense,
  • precis,
  • synopsize,
  • contract,
  • compress,
  • reduce,
  • lessen,
  • shrink,
  • decrease,
  • diminish,
  • cut,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/əˈbrēvēˌāt/

abbreviate
verb

shorten.

/əˈbrij/

abridge
verb

To shorten/condense the length of (text).

/kənˈdens/

condense
verb

To remove water from to make it thicker.

/prāˈsē/

precis
noun verb

summary or abstract of text or speech. make precis of.

contract
noun verb

agreement intended to be legally enforceable. To reduce in size, length due to heat loss.

compress
noun verb

pad pressed on to body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding. flatten by pressure.

/rəˈd(y)o͞os/

reduce
verb

To make something smaller in size, amount, level.

/ˈles(ə)n/

lessen
verb

make or become less.

/SHriNGk/

shrink
noun other verb

psychiatrist. To make something smaller than it was before. To become smaller.

decrease
noun verb

Amount by which something has been reduced. To reduce the size, amount or number of something.

/dəˈminiSH/

diminish
verb

To become or cause to become less in size, value.

cut

/kət/

cut
noun verb

Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of. To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces.

What are antonyms of "shorten"?
Some common antonyms of "shorten" are:
  • lengthen,
  • extend,
  • elongate,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/ˈleNG(k)THən/

lengthen
verb

To make or become longer in time or distance.

/ikˈstend/

extend
verb

To make something last longer.

/ēˈlôNGˌɡāt/

elongate
adjective verb

long in relation to width. To make something longer; to extend something.

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