short of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt uhv, ov]
- /ʃɔrt ʌv, ɒv/
- /ʃɔːt əv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt uhv, ov]
- /ʃɔrt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of short of words

adjective short of having little length; not long. 1
adjective short of having little height; not tall: a short man. 1
adjective short of extending or reaching only a little way: a short path. 1
adjective short of brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait. 1
adjective short of brief or concise, as writing. 1
adjective short of rudely brief; abrupt; hurting: short behavior. 1

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Origin of short of

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English schort (adj.), Old English sceort; cognate with Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr shortness, scarcity

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Parts of speech for Short of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Short of

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for short of

adj short of

all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
barring — You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
but for — You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.
far gone — departed; left.

adjective short of

bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
collapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
depleted — reduced or exhausted
depreciated — Simple past tense and past participle of depreciate; reduced in value over time.

preposition short of

except — Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude.
exempting — Present participle of exempt.
lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
omitting — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.

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Antonyms for short of

adjective short of

augmented — (of an interval) increased or expanded from the state of being perfect or major by the raising of the higher note or the dropping of the lower note by one semitone
energised — Alternative spelling of energized.
energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.

All 4 Antonyms of short of

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Synonyms for short of

adj short of

adjective short of

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