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- [shawrt]
- /ʃɔrt/
- /ʃɔːt/
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- [shawrt]
- /ʃɔrt/
Definitions of shorted word
- adjective shorted having little length; not long. 1
- adjective shorted having little height; not tall: a short man. 1
- adjective shorted extending or reaching only a little way: a short path. 1
- adjective shorted brief in duration; not extensive in time: a short wait. 1
- adjective shorted brief or concise, as writing. 1
- adjective shorted rudely brief; abrupt; hurting: short behavior. 1
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Origin of shorted
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 Shorted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shorted 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".
shorted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shorted
adjective shorted
Antonyms for shorted
verb shorted
- abounded — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
See also
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