short
🇺🇸
/ʃɔːrt/
🇬🇧
/ʃɔːt/
adjective
A1
not long in length or distance
She has short hair.
A1
not tall in height
He is a short man.
A1
not lasting long in time
It was a short meeting.
R
feeling like it passed quickly
The short summer felt like it ended too soon.
B2
not having enough of something
We are short on time to finish.
R
lacking a particular quality
He is short on patience when waiting.
R
not easily available or enough
Water was short during the drought.
R
less than needed or expected
We are two chairs short for the guests.
R
having trouble breathing
After running, he felt short of breath.
R
a shorter form of a name or word
Sam is short for Samuel.
R
speaking in a rude, quick way
She gave a short reply to the question.
R
a vowel sound that is quick to say
The short sound in 'cat' is different from the long sound in 'cake'.
adverb
R
not reaching as far as needed
He threw the ball short of the target.
R
before the expected or natural time
His life ended short due to illness.
noun
R
a small, strong alcoholic drink
He ordered a short of whiskey.
R
a brief film shown before the main movie
We watched a short before the feature film.
R
an electrical problem where current takes a wrong path
The lamp stopped working due to a short.
verb
R
to cause an electrical short circuit
The damaged wire might short the system.
translation
not long in length or distance; not tall in height; not lasting long in time; feeling like it passed quickly; not having enough of something; lacking a particular quality; not easily available or enough; less than needed or expected; having trouble breathing; a shorter form of a name or word; speaking in a rude, quick way; a vowel sound that is quick to say
not reaching as far as needed; before the expected or natural time
a small, strong alcoholic drink; a brief film shown before the main movie; an electrical problem where current takes a wrong path
to cause an electrical short circuit
Word Forms
3rd Present
shorts
Past
shorted
Perfect
shorted
Progressive
shorting
Comparative
shorter
Superlative
shortest
Plural
shorts