Shorten meaning in Hindi

Shorten is a english word.

Shorten Meaning in Hindi (हिंदी में मतलब)

  • shorten = छोटा करना

    • Usage: The teacher asked him to shorten the essay.

Shorten Meaning in Detail

  • shorten (verb) = make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

    Synonyms: shorten

    • Usage: He shortened his trip due to illness

  • shorten (verb) = reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

    Synonyms: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

    • Usage: The manuscript must be shortened

  • shorten (verb) = make short or shorter

    Synonyms: shorten

    • Usage: shorten the skirt
    • Usage: shorten the rope by a few inches

  • shorten (verb) = become short or shorter

    Synonyms: shorten

    • Usage: In winter, the days shorten

  • shorten (verb) = edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

    Synonyms: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

    • Usage: bowdlerize a novel
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