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SHORT definition: 1. small in length, distance, or height: 2. used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of…. Learn more.
Thus in English (ɪ ) in bin, though of longer duration than (iː) in beat, is nevertheless regarded as a short vowel c. (in popular usage ) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels represented orthographically in the words pat , pet , pit , pot , put, and putt
The meaning of SHORT is having little length. How to use short in a sentence. ... having a short term. ... Britannica English: Translation of short for Arabic Speakers.
4 days ago · Short describes something that is not as long as usual. If your childhood bed is too short for you, your feet will dangle over the edge, and if a school day is short, you'll get out early.
The government is suggesting a relatively short consultation period. a programme of short films; The short answer to your query is that he has acted completely illegally. a short book (= that does not have many pages and so does not take long to read) She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently).
SHORT meaning: 1. small in length, distance, or height: 2. used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of…. Learn more.
used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time). In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression. see long-term, medium-term, short-term
