shorting

short

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt]
- /ʃɔrt/
- /ʃɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt]
- /ʃɔrt/

Definitions of shorting word

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

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Origin of shorting

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 Shorting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shorting

shorting 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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