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Shortened meaning

simple past and past participle of shorten

Synonyms of Shortened

Using Shortened

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of shorten
  • Useful related words include: short, sawed-off, sawn-off, abbreviated.
  • In the example corpus, shortened often appears in combinations such as: shortened to, the shortened, shortened season.

Context around Shortened

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shortened

  • In this selection, "shortened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, het, further, sometimes, res, year and affair stand out and add context to how "shortened" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a game shortened to four and a rain shortened affair with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shortened" sits close to words such as adorable, collaborated and leslie, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shortened

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Chemotherapy, often shortened to “chemo”, is the use of strong drugs to kill cancer cells. (15 words)

However funding for the project was slashed and the line was shortened to just five stops. (16 words)

ABC is reportedly looking at awarding the show a shortened year, with season 6 potentially only having 13 episodes. (19 words)

For example, the indefinite article een can be shortened to ' n, and the definite article het shortened to ' t. When this happens in the first word of a sentence, the second word of the sentence is capitalised. (37 words)

After an early pitcher’s duel, the Bowie took control late, taking home their fourth-straight win in a rain-shortened affair with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 6-2, on Friday night. (33 words)

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn, KC, in commenting on the situation, said her office received advice yesterday from the Supreme Court in respect of the circuit court sessions that will be shortened. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

For example, the indefinite article een can be shortened to ' n, and the definite article het shortened to ' t. When this happens in the first word of a sentence, the second word of the sentence is capitalised.

Its name was later shortened to "7 Up Lithiated Lemon Soda" before being further shortened to just "7 Up" by 1936.

Often shortened to reserve, especially when the meaning is clear from context; another slang variant of this term is the shortened res or rez.

Some municipalities are historically called "district municipalities", and thus are often shortened to "district"; others are called "city municipalities", sometimes shortened to "city".

ABC is reportedly looking at awarding the show a shortened year, with season 6 potentially only having 13 episodes.

According to the developer, the games of the LTM felt too long, and as a result, they have been shortened to one round from best out of three.

After an early pitcher’s duel, the Bowie took control late, taking home their fourth-straight win in a rain-shortened affair with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 6-2, on Friday night.

Against the Trojans, the Cardinals pounded out 18 hits in a game shortened to four-and a-half innings via the mercy rule.

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And the actual purchasing patterns that were there historically for the longer term layouts of material demand consistent over time has really shortened.

As a consequence of the last strike, “Pushing Daisies” had its first season shortened to nine episodes– followed by a 10-month delay for its second season.

Blodget will be replaced by Barbara Peng, who was previously president of the news site, which shortened its name to Insider less than three years ago.

But Michael Russell, the party’s president, said he expected that process to be “shortened” and there to be a “contested election”.

Chemotherapy, often shortened to “chemo”, is the use of strong drugs to kill cancer cells.

Companies have adopted different models to trial the shortened work week including closing the office on a set day or rotating workers so a business can continue to run.

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn, KC, in commenting on the situation, said her office received advice yesterday from the Supreme Court in respect of the circuit court sessions that will be shortened.

Even when athletes are punished, the punishment is oftentimes shortened on accounts of “good behavior” or they are easily granted a second chance.

He missed the 2019 season due to bone spurs in his elbow and sat out the shortened 2020 season.

He played in all 37 of the team’s games through his first two years; 25 as a freshman and 12 in the shortened Covid season as a sophomore.

Here is a shortened list of awards shows, events and the like as we look ahead to warmer climes and Emmy season before the whole film-awards conversation picks up again.

However funding for the project was slashed and the line was shortened to just five stops.

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Common combinations with shortened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shortened" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, the indefinite article een can be shortened to ' n, and the definite article het shortened to ' t. When this happens in the first word of a sentence, the second word of the sentence is capitalised." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shortened" from authentic English texts.
What does "shortened" mean?
Shortened means: simple past and past participle of shorten
What are synonyms of "shortened"?
Common synonyms of "shortened" include: short, sawed-off, sawn-off, abbreviated, truncated, telescoped, cut, abridged.
How many example sentences with "shortened" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shortened", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.