How to pronounce“shorten”in English
IPA/ˈʃɔɹtn̩/
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verb
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
“York came round to our heads and shortened the rein himself, one hole I think; every little makes a difference, be it for better or worse, and that day we had a steep hill to go up.”
verb
To become shorter.
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