Shortens can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| 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" |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | verb | Smoking shortens your life. | |
| 2. | verb | A working day shortens life by 8 hours. | |
| 3. | verb | Sadness lengthens life; happiness shortens it. | |
| 4. | verb | Shorten the skirt. | |
| 5. | verb | Shorten the rope by a few inches. | |
| 6. | verb | In winter, the days shorten. | |
| 7. | verb | The days start to shorten & it gets even wetter, windier & colder. | |
| 8. | verb | High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life. | |
| 9. | verb | Do not shorten the morning by getting up late. | |
| 10. | verb | How can you shorten this cable? | |
| 11. | verb | This way we can shorten the distance. | |
| 12. | verb | I don't like to sew, but I shall have to shorten these trousers. | |
| 13. | verb | Don't smoke. Smoking can shorten your penis. | |
| 14. | verb | The people tend to shorten their words as they speak and some of these sound more like contractions rather than separate words. | |
| 15. | verb | Telomeres shorten as we age. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| Smoking shortens your life. | |
| A working day shortens life by 8 hours. | |
| Sadness lengthens life; happiness shortens it. | |
| Shorten the skirt. |
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| Shorten the rope by a few inches. |
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| In winter, the days shorten. |
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| The days start to shorten & it gets even wetter, windier & colder. |
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| 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. | |