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Pronounce Shorten as S HH OW R T EH N.

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    Shorten phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'shorten'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of shorten: /shoʊrtɛn/
    • Modern IPA representation of shorten: /shɒrtɛn/

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    List of meaning for shorten

    to reduce or diminish something

    shorten(verb)

    make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

    "He shortened his trip due to illness"

    abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce(verb)

    reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    "The manuscript must be shortened"

    shorten(verb)

    make short or shorter

    "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

    shorten(verb)

    become short or shorter

    "In winter, the days shorten"

    bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten(verb)

    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

    "bowdlerize a novel"

    to make less in extent or duration we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn

    if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit

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    Translation found for shorten

    shorten in sentence

    1. The prisoner’s sentence of 20 years did shorten to 10 years after having good behavior and proving he was not a threat to the public.

    2. A teenager may permanently shorten her jeans for the summer by taking a pair of scissors and cutting them off above the knee.

    3. People will often shorten the word “information” to “info” because it is faster to say.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term shorten

    If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.

    – Benjamin Franklin

    The first question the judge asks himself is, 'If I release this person now or shorten the sentence now, will he be a greater danger to the community?' and the statistics say very clearly no.

    – Jack Weinstein

    The point is to effectively shorten the bond for the investor, it doesn’t guarantee they will get their money back when the coupon steps-up, but it makes it very likely they will get their money back at that time and otherwise provides them with a high coupon bond that could likely be sold at a good price.

    – Bjarni Torfason

    Bereaved families often feel guilty and wonder if they could do more for the patient, if they believed sedation shortened survival, their guilty feeling may become deeper. Our study indicated that continuous deep sedation did not shorten patient life or change patient’s dying process.

    – Isseki Maeda

    I managed to shorten a lot of the points. There was some variety in there with the way the points finished, which was pleasing for me.

    – Briton Murray

    You can carry luggage, my wife bought me this to help shorten my commute.

    – Kim Chol Jin

    Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.

    – Cullen Hightower

    To make pleasures pleasant, shorten them.

    – Charles Buxton

    By giving fentanyl at these levels, we were comfortable with the information we had that it was a sufficient amount that the only rational purpose could be to shorten a person's life.

    – Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien

    Bitterness, hatred, anxiety and things like that often make life unenjoyable or unpalatable and they can shorten your life span. Oh! yes, you heard me right. But, interestingly happiness, true love, calmness and stuffs like that do make one's life enjoyable or palatable and they lead to longevity eventually. So come on, be happy and loveful all-round, no matter your present condition. ~Emeasoba George

    – Emeasoba George

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