Meaning of "short" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHORT

Old English scort; related to Old Norse skortr a lack, skera to cut, Old High German scurz short.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT

short  [ʃɔːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT

Short is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb short in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SHORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Short

Short may refer to: ▪ Short, an attribute among fielding position modifiers in cricket ▪ Short, a partially smoked cigarette that has been saved for later use ▪ A short person, one of lower human height...

Definition of short in the English dictionary

The first definition of short in the dictionary is of little length; not long. Other definition of short is of little height; not tall. Short is also of limited duration.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHORT

PRESENT

Present

I short

you short

he/she/it shorts

we short

you short

they short

Present continuous

I am shorting

you are shorting

he/she/it is shorting

we are shorting

you are shorting

they are shorting

Present perfect

I have shorted

you have shorted

he/she/it has shorted

we have shorted

you have shorted

they have shorted

Present perfect continuous

I have been shorting

you have been shorting

he/she/it has been shorting

we have been shorting

you have been shorting

they have been shorting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shorted

you shorted

he/she/it shorted

we shorted

you shorted

they shorted

Past continuous

I was shorting

you were shorting

he/she/it was shorting

we were shorting

you were shorting

they were shorting

Past perfect

I had shorted

you had shorted

he/she/it had shorted

we had shorted

you had shorted

they had shorted

Past perfect continuous

I had been shorting

you had been shorting

he/she/it had been shorting

we had been shorting

you had been shorting

they had been shorting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will short

you will short

he/she/it will short

we will short

you will short

they will short

Future continuous

I will be shorting

you will be shorting

he/she/it will be shorting

we will be shorting

you will be shorting

they will be shorting

Future perfect

I will have shorted

you will have shorted

he/she/it will have shorted

we will have shorted

you will have shorted

they will have shorted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shorting

you will have been shorting

he/she/it will have been shorting

we will have been shorting

you will have been shorting

they will have been shorting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would short

you would short

he/she/it would short

we would short

you would short

they would short

Conditional continuous

I would be shorting

you would be shorting

he/she/it would be shorting

we would be shorting

you would be shorting

they would be shorting

Conditional perfect

I would have short

you would have short

he/she/it would have short

we would have short

you would have short

they would have short

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shorting

you would have been shorting

he/she/it would have been shorting

we would have been shorting

you would have been shorting

they would have been shorting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you short
we let´s short
you short

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to short

Past participle

shorted

Present Participle

shorting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SHORT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «short» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of short

abridged · abrupt · abruptly · blunt · brief · brittle · brusque · clipped · compact · compendious · compressed · concise · crisp · crumbly · crusty · cursory · curt · deficient · diminutive · direct · discourteous · dumpy · dwarfish · fleeting · friable · fubsy · gruff · impolite · inadequate · insufficient · lacking · laconic · lightning · limited · little · low · meagre · missing · momentary · offhand · petite · pint-sized · pithy · quick · scant · scanty · scarce · sententious · sharp · short-lived · short-term · slender · slim · small · sparse · squat · straight · succinct · suddenly · summary · terse · testy · through · tight · tiny · unaware · uncivil · undeviating · wanting · wee

TRANSLATION OF SHORT

Find out the translation of short to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of short from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 短的
• Translator English - Spanish: corto
• English: short
• Translator English - Hindi: कम
• Translator English - Arabic: قَصِير
• Translator English - Russian: короткий
• Translator English - Portuguese: curto
• Translator English - Bengali: সংক্ষিপ্ত
• Translator English - French: court
• Translator English - Malay: pendek
• Translator English - German: kurz
• Translator English - Japanese: 短い
• Translator English - Korean: 짧은
• Translator English - Javanese: Cekak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngắn
• Translator English - Tamil: குறுகிய
• Translator English - Marathi: लहान
• Translator English - Turkish: kısa
• Translator English - Italian: breve
• Translator English - Polish: krótki
• Translator English - Ukrainian: короткий
• Translator English - Romanian: scurt
• Translator English - Greek: κοντός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kort
• Translator English - Swedish: kort
• Translator English - Norwegian: kort

10 QUOTES WITH «SHORT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word short.

1

Amanda Abbington

I sometimes don't wash my hair for two weeks. That's pretty disgusting. It's short, so sometimes it's easier to just wet it.

2

Saffron Aldridge

My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother dies in your arms - just you and her, and it's one o'clock in the morning, and you're waiting for her to exhale - you just think, life's too bloody short to argue about the little things.

3

Henri Frederic Amiel

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

4

Hans Christian Andersen

Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.

5

Blake Anderson

I think sketch writing is a good spot for everyone to start because it requires you to develop characters, have a beginning, middle and end and have a bunch of jokes in a short amount of time.

6

Criss Angel

I worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.

7

Leslie Banks

In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.

8

Ben Bernanke

The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns.

9

Selma Blair

I'm flatchested, I'm short, I'm brunette, I have droopy eyes, and so people have a hard time casting me as a 'beauty.'

10

Geoffrey Chaucer

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT»

Discover the use of short in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Crazy Busy: A (mercifully) Short Book about a (really) Big ...

Constant busyness is dangerous for our souls. In this short, honest, and often humorous book, DeYoung rejects the “busyness as usual” mindset, helping us to make time for the things that really matter.

Kevin DeYoung, 2013

African Short Stories

A selection of the best African stories written between 1960 and 1985.

Chinua Achebe, Catherine Lynette Innes, 1987

The Development of the American Short Story: An Historical ...

Highlights the writers who have contributed to the development of the American short story ranging from Washington Irving to O. Henry. Bibliogs

Fred Lewis Pattee, 1923

Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction

Beginning with a short history of science to set the scene, Samir Okasha goes on to investigate the nature of scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, revolutions in science, and theories such as realism and anti-realism.

Samir Okasha, 2002

A Short History of Medicine

This revised edition of Erwin H. Ackerknecht's classic volume is nowavailable in paperback, making the book especially suitable for classroom use.

Erwin H. Ackerknecht, 1982

The Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories

A collection of 20 stories written between 1980-1991 which deal with themes relevant to various regions of Africa

Chinua Achebe, Catherine Lynette Innes, 1992

79 Short Essays on Design

Collects some of designer Michael Bierut's best essays on design, covering such topics as color-coded terrorism alerts, the cover of "Catcher in the Rye," the planet Saturn, and the town of Celebration, Florida.

Michael Bierut, 2007

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.

Linda Woodhead, 2004

Short and Scary!

Over forty stories in one book - all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is special and thought-provoking.

Louise Cooper, 2002

A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity (1611/1612)

By the beginning of the twentieth century, only four known copies of the book survived. Now, thanks to the careful work of Richard Groves, Helwys's "The Mystery of Iniquity" is available in a reader-friendly edition.

Thomas Helwys, Richard Groves, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short is used in the context of the following news items.

Zing! Tina Fey and Martin Short Roast AFI Life Achievement Award …

Sure, Tina Fey and Martin Short are eternally devoted to comedy legend Steve Martin, who was honored with the American Film Institute's 43rd Life Achievement ... «People Magazine, Jun 15»

Senate approves short-term highway bill, sending it to Obama

But even that narrow agreement could be difficult to achieve, with Democrats vowing that the new two-month patch should be the absolute last short-term ... «The Hill, May 15»

Can Santa Monica — or anyplace else — enforce a ban on short …

Santa Monica has thrust itself into the national uproar over short-term rentals with the most aggressive crackdown yet. City officials have explicitly outlawed ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»

Columbus Short: Is The Former 'Scandal' Star Heading To 'Empire'?

Columbus Short, most well known for playing Harrison on Scandal, might be getting back into the television game in a major way. While promoting his new indie ... «Hollywood Life, Apr 15»

Curiosity rover on Mars benched after a short circuit

No more selfies for Curiosity -- for now, at least. The famous little Mars rover is taking a few days off after a short circuit on Feb. 27 set off its fault-protection ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»

Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling to Star in Financial …

Sources tell Variety that Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling have come on board to star in “The Big Short,” Paramount and Plan B's adaptation “The Big Short: ... «Variety, Jan 15»

Former 'Scandal' Star Columbus Short to Stand Trial for Felony Battery

Former “Scandal” star Columbus Short was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on a felony battery charge stemming from a March brawl in the parking lot of a Los ... «TheWrap, Dec 14»

Ex Scandal Star Columbus Short: 'I Was Struggling with Drugs'

"I'll be candid. I was struggling with drugs," Short, 32, told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Access Hollywood Live on Wednesday. "I had a lot on my plate, and you ... «People Magazine, Dec 14»

Here's when you'll get to see that 'Frozen' short film

If you want more "Frozen," plan to see "Cinderella" in March. Walt Disney Studios announced that its "Frozen"-inspired short film, "Frozen Fever," will bow in ... «CNN, Dec 14»

Judge Orders Columbus Short to Stay in California Amid Felony …

A judge on Tuesday ordered former Scandal star Columbus Short to remain in California until he resolves felony charges that he punched a man or else face a ... «People Magazine, Dec 14»