English to English
verb
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
He shortened his trip due to illness.
source: WordNet 3.0
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
The manuscript must be shortened.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make short or shorter
Shorten the skirt.
Shorten the rope by a few inches.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become short or shorter
In winter, the days shorten.
source: WordNet 3.0
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Bowdlerize a novel.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
source: Webster 1913
- To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [siórten] Iklian; iksían
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
