What part of speech is shorten?

Shorten can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shorten is a verb, present, 1st person singular of shorten (infinitive).
  • 2. shorten is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does shorten mean?

Definitions

Verb

shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
shorten - make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
shorten - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
shorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

Examples of shorten

#   Sentence  
1. verb Shorten the skirt.
2. verb Shorten the rope by a few inches.
3. verb In winter, the days shorten.
4. verb The days start to shorten & it gets even wetter, windier & colder.
5. verb High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
6. verb Do not shorten the morning by getting up late.
7. verb How can you shorten this cable?
8. verb This way we can shorten the distance.
9. verb I don't like to sew, but I shall have to shorten these trousers.
10. verb Don't smoke. Smoking can shorten your penis.
11. verb The people tend to shorten their words as they speak and some of these sound more like contractions rather than separate words.
12. verb Telomeres shorten as we age.
13. verb Shorten your text.
14. verb Wouldn't you hate a man very much who could and would shorten your life by some years through the evil arts? I judge those who voluntarily shorten their own lives as much worse and more criminal.
15. verb Thanks to my short legs, I have to shorten all of the pants that I buy.
Sentence  
verb
Shorten the skirt.
Shorten the rope by a few inches.
In winter, the days shorten.
The days start to shorten & it gets even wetter, windier & colder.
High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
Do not shorten the morning by getting up late.
How can you shorten this cable?
This way we can shorten the distance.
I don't like to sew, but I shall have to shorten these trousers.
Don't smoke. Smoking can shorten your penis.
The people tend to shorten their words as they speak and some of these sound more like contractions rather than separate words.
Telomeres shorten as we age.
Shorten your text.
Wouldn't you hate a man very much who could and would shorten your life by some years through the evil arts? I judge those who voluntarily shorten their own lives as much worse and more criminal.
Thanks to my short legs, I have to shorten all of the pants that I buy.

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