Shorten
verb — past tense: shortened ; past participle: shortened ; present participle: shortening ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To make or become shorter, to grow or become shorter) កាត់អោយខ្លី, បង្រួម, បំព្រួញ, បន្ថយ
Example: Mother shortened Bopha dress for her sister, the days begin to shorten in the fail.shorten a dress ធ្វើអោយខ្លី, បង្ខើច, shorten a string បង្រួញ, shorten an article សង្ខេប, កាត់អោយខ្លី, shorten pastry ដាក់ប៊ឺរខ្លាញ់ ។ល។ - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) បំព្រួញ, ធ្វើអោយខ្លី
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To become short or shorter) ទៅជាខ្លី, ឡើងខ្លី
- 4.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ធ្វើឲ្យខ្លី
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: shortened ; past participle: shortened ; present participle: shortening ;
- 1.
- To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
- 2.
- To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc.
- 3.
- To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.
- 4.
- To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.