curt
curt · curts · curted · curting
To cut, cut short, shortenTo cut, cut short, shorten.
UK/kɜːt/US/kɝt/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, rare)To cut, cut short, shorten.
Examples
5 sentencesHe gave me a curt answer.
ruОн ответил мне резко. — fjay69
Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?
He's always had curt ways.
Krista's curt, businesslike tone put off her clients at the maternity ward, especially on their special days.
She is curt.
deSie ist schroff. — Luiaard
Origin
From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto,From the Latin curtus (“shortened”). Cognate with Dutch kort, German kurz, Galician curto, French court, Italian corto, Portuguese curto, and Spanish corto. Doublet of short.
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Forms
curts, curting, curted, curtedWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle