foreshorten
🇺🇸
/fɔːrˈʃɔːrtn/
🇬🇧
/fɔːˈʃɔːtn/
verb
R
To make something look smaller or closer than it really is, usually in a picture or when seen from a certain angle.
When you look down at the people from the top of a tall building, they may appear foreshortened.
R
To cause something to end sooner than expected or planned.
The game was foreshortened by the sudden rainstorm.
translation
To make something look smaller or closer than it really is, usually in a picture or when seen from a certain angle.; To cause something to end sooner than expected or planned.
Word Forms
3rd Present
foreshortens
Past
foreshortened
Perfect
foreshortened
Progressive
foreshortening