How Do You Spell SHORTENED?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈɔːtənd] (IPA)

The word "shortened" is spelled with eight letters, starting with the letter "s" followed by "h", "o", "r", "t", "e", "n", and "e". It is pronounced as /ˈʃɔːtnd/ according to the IPA phonetic transcription. The "sh" sound in the beginning means that the phoneme is voiced palato-alveolar sibilant. The "o" is pronounced like the "aw" sound in "law". The "r" is sounded using a retroflex approximant, and then we have the voiced dental nasal "n" at the end of the word.

SHORTENED Meaning and Definition

1. Shortened is the past participle of the verb shorten. It is synonymous with the concept of making something shorter, either in length, duration, or time. When used as an adjective, shortened typically describes something that has undergone reduction or abbreviation, resulting in a reduced length or duration.

   In a literal sense, shortened can refer to physical objects or materials that have been trimmed or reduced in size. For example, a shortened version of a book or article would imply that it has been edited or condensed to express only the essential information, keeping the main ideas while omitting detailed or extraneous content.

   In a figurative sense, shortened can describe the reduction of time or duration. For instance, a shortened work week may imply that the usual number of working hours or days has been decreased, often due to special circumstances such as holidays or events. Similarly, a shortened life expectancy refers to a reduced average lifespan in comparison to what is considered typical or expected.

   Overall, shortened conveys the idea of making something smaller or more concise. It signifies the act of cutting down, abbreviating, or summarizing, resulting in a condensed or reduced version of an object, duration, or time frame.

2. To shorten a rope, to take in the slack of it; to shorten sail, to reduce sail by taking the sails in.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for SHORTENED *

• shortned 29.5454545%
• shortended 4.5454545%
• shotened 4.5454545%
• shrortened 4.5454545%
• shortenened 4.5454545%
• shourtned 4.5454545%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for SHORTENED

• shortaged
• shortand
• showened
• shortne
• shortnened
• shorterned
• shortenes
• shortuned
• unshortened
• shortdend
• shorftused
• shortedated
• Shootene
• shortnedd
• shortunned
• shortunnd

Etymology of SHORTENED

The word "shortened" is formed from the verb "shorten" combined with the suffix "-ed".

The verb "shorten" originated from the Old English word "scortian", which means "to make short". It is further derived from the Old Norse word "skorta", meaning "to be short or lacking". This can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic root "*skurtijaną".

The addition of the suffix "-ed" forms the past tense and past participle form of the verb, indicating that the action of shortening has already occurred.

Similar spelling words for SHORTENED

• shortend,
• strike-shortened,
• shorten,
• rain-shortened,
• lockout-shortened,
• shortness,
• sheraton,
• un-shortened,
• short-winged,
• short temper,
• shorthand,
• chardonnet,
• shrewdness,
• saint-nicolas-du-chardonnet,
• shortening,
• shortener,
• short ton.

Conjugate verb Shortened

CONDITIONAL

I would shorten

we would shorten

you would shorten

he/she/it would shorten

they would shorten

FUTURE

I will shorten

we will shorten

you will shorten

he/she/it will shorten

they will shorten

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have shortened

we will have shortened

you will have shortened

he/she/it will have shortened

they will have shortened

PAST

I shortened

we shortened

you shortened

he/she/it shortened

they shortened

PAST PERFECT

I had shortened

we had shortened

you had shortened

he/she/it had shortened

they had shortened

PRESENT

I shorten

we shorten

you shorten

he/she/it shortens

they shorten

PRESENT PERFECT

I have shortened

we have shortened

you have shortened

he/she/it has shortened

they have shortened

I am shortening

we are shortening

you are shortening

he/she/it is shortening

they are shortening

I was shortening

we were shortening

you were shortening

he/she/it was shortening

they were shortening

I will be shortening

we will be shortening

you will be shortening

he/she/it will be shortening

they will be shortening

I have been shortening

we have been shortening

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he/she/it has been shortening

they have been shortening

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you had been shortening

he/she/it had been shortening

they had been shortening

I will have been shortening

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you will have been shortening

he/she/it will have been shortening

they will have been shortening

I would have shortened

we would have shortened

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I would be shortening

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he/she/it would be shortening

they would be shortening

I would have been shortening

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