shorten

Kısaltmak

To make something shorter in length, distance, or duration.

• We need to shorten this meeting by at least thirty minutes.
• Can you shorten my dress by an inch?
• The days shorten as winter approaches.
• Climate researchers predict that warming temperatures will shorten the duration of snow cover in alpine regions substantially over coming decades.
• Editors frequently shorten manuscript submissions to meet publication constraints, sometimes compromising nuanced arguments in the process.
• Advances in surgical techniques have helped shorten recovery times for patients undergoing joint replacement procedures significantly.

Eş anlamlılar: reduce, cut, abbreviate, curtail, decrease, trim

Zıt anlamlılar: lengthen, extend, prolong, stretch, elongate