SHORTEN


Meaning of SHORTEN in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ considerably , dramatically , drastically , greatly , significantly

The course has now been ~ed considerably.

▪ slightly

PREPOSITION

▪ by

His driving ban has been ~ed by a year.

▪ from , to

The waiting time has been ~ed dramatically from eight weeks to just one week.

Shorten is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ odds

Shorten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ distance , ↑ duration , ↑ length , ↑ life , ↑ odds , ↑ period , ↑ sail , ↑ stay , ↑ stem , ↑ stride

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