shortens

Definition of shortens in English English dictionary: third-person singular of shorten
shorten: to shorten the odds: see odds. to become shorter or make something shorter lengthen
shorten: {f} make shorter, abbreviate, cut, truncate; become shorter; add shortening, add butter or other fat
shorten: To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity
shorten: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
shorten: If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. Smoking can shorten your life When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. lengthen
shorten: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
shorten: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches
shorten: To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like
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"
shorten: To become shorter
shorten: If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. Her father paid £1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death. lengthen
shorten: To make shorter; to abbreviate
shorten: To make deficient (as to); to deprive; with of
shorten: To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc
shorten: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches
shorten: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
shorten: To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold
shorten: If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee