Short Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈʃɔɹt/

short

UK

/ʃˈɔːt/

shawt

التعريف

Describes something that has little height, length, or duration. It can refer to people (not tall), objects (not long), or time (not lasting long).

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common with height ('a short person'), length ('a short skirt'), or time ('a short break'). Not used for width or weight. Used in expressions like 'in short' (to summarize) and 'fall short' (not enough).

• Spanish: bajo - corto - breve
• Portuguese (BR): baixo - curto - breve
• Portuguese (PT): baixo - curto - breve
• Chinese (Simplified): 矮 - 短 - 简短
• Chinese (Traditional): 矮 - 短 - 簡短
• Hindi: छोटा (ऊँचाई) - कम (लंबाई/समय)
• Arabic: قصير (الطول أو الزمن)
• Bengali: ছোট - খাটো (ব্যক্তি) - স্বল্প (সময়/দৈর্ঘ্য)
• Russian: короткий - низкий (о росте) - краткий
• Japanese: 短い - 低い（身長）
• Vietnamese: ngắn - thấp (chiều cao) - ngắn (thời gian)
• Korean: 짧은 - 키가 작은
• Turkish: kısa
• Urdu: چھوٹا - کم (دورانیہ)
• Indonesian: pendek - singkat

جمل نموذجية

She is short for her age.

basic

The movie was very short.

basic

He wore short pants in summer.

basic

Sorry for the short notice, but can you come tonight?

natural

I'm a little short on cash right now.

natural

She kept her speech short and sweet.

natural