shortened

Meaning

simple past and past participle of shorten

New

shorten

(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
(intransitive) To become shorter.
(transitive) To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
(transitive) To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
(transitive) To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
(transitive) To make crumbly.
(transitive) To take in the slack of (a rope).
(transitive) To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɔːtənd/

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