Shorter Meaning in English

word · lemma: short

US

/ˈʃɔɹtɝ/

SHOR-tur

UK

/ʃˈɔːtɐ/

SHAW-tuh

Definición

Shorter is the comparative form of short. It means having less length, height, or time than something else.

Uso & Matices

Use it when comparing two things: 'a shorter dress', 'a shorter meeting'. It can describe physical size, a person's height, or time. For people, 'shorter than' is common; for time or text, 'shorter' often means reduced length or duration.

• Spanish: más corto - más bajo (estatura)
• Portuguese (BR): mais curto - mais baixo (altura)
• Portuguese (PT): mais curto - mais baixo (altura)
• Chinese (Simplified): 更短的 - 更矮的
• Chinese (Traditional): 更短的 - 更矮的
• Hindi: छोटा - कम लंबा - कम अवधि का
• Arabic: أقصر - أقل طولًا
• Bengali: ছোট - খাটো (উচ্চতা/লম্বা কম) - কম (সময়/দৈর্ঘ্য)
• Russian: короче
• Japanese: より短い
• Vietnamese: ngắn hơn
• Korean: 더 짧은
• Turkish: daha kısa
• Urdu: چھوٹا
• Indonesian: lebih pendek

Oraciones de Ejemplo

This rope is shorter than that one.

basic

My brother is shorter than me.

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We need a shorter movie for the class.

basic

Can you make this email shorter? It’s too long.

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Let’s take the shorter route so we don’t miss the train.

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After the update, the meeting became much shorter.

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