SHORT

Meaning of SHORT in English

[adverb] -er, -est esp. UKTo go short of something is to lack it, esp. when it is something you need in order to live.My parents didn't have much money, although we didn't go short of anything.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHORT — short прил.1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHORT — 1. ʃɔ:t n 1. краткое содержание; суть in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом for short - для краткости, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs — короткие ноги a short road — недлинный путь short time ago — недавно short way off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHORT — 1. _a. 1> короткий; краткий; краткосрочный - a short way off - a short time ago - time is short …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHORT — 1. a. 1. короткий; краткий; краткосрочный - a short way off - a short time ago - time is short …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) краткосрочный, короткий 2) недостающий 3) недостигающий 4) неполный 5) нуждающийся 6) бирж. играющий на понижение, продающий без покрытия • - at a short date - be …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SHORT — 1. _a. 1> короткий; краткий; краткосрочный; a short way off недалеко; a short time ago недавно; time is short время …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHORT — short n 1. infml I'll have a short and a pack of cigarettes Мне стаканчик и пачку сигарет 2. AmE …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHORT — краткий ; короткий ; краткосрочный ; низкий ; невысокий ; неполный ; недостаточный ; имеющий недостаток ; ~ short allowance …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SHORT — 1. прил. 1) а) короткий, недлинный short legs ≈ короткие ноги a short road ≈ недлинный путь short way off …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHORT — curt, brevi; mancant; abrupt. TO BE ~ OF: besonar, mancar
English interlingue dictionary
SHORT — kulang;mubo;mubu;putad
English-Visayan vocabulary
SHORT — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz ~, Old Norse skortr lack …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Not distant in time; near at hand.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of …
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually …
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — (superl.) Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short …
Английский словарь Webster
SHORT — ( v. t. ) To shorten.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( v. i. ) To fail; to decrease.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Not distant in time; near at hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); -- with of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Brittle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( superl. ) Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) Short, inferior hemp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) Breeches; shortclothes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) A summary account.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( n. ) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( adv. ) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — ( adv. ) In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — v. cause a short circuit; give less than required or agreed, shortchange (Informal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHORT — adv. suddenly, abruptly; rudely; unawares, at a disadvantage; prematurely, before the intended target or destination; briefly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

Cambridge English vocab

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