short on

short on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt on, awn]
- /ʃɔrt ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt on, awn]
- /ʃɔrt ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of short on words

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

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Origin of short on

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 on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Short on

short on popularity

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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