short
Abruptly, curtly, brieflyAbruptly, curtly, briefly.
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Translations
1 languagesExamples
2082 sentencesTime is running short.
Часу лишається все менше. — deniko
ruВремя истекает. — marafon
deDie Zeit läuft uns weg. — raggione
Tom persuaded Mary not to get her hair cut short.
Том переконав Мері не робити коротку стрижку. — Ahha
Isn't that skirt too short?
Ця спідниця не закоротка? — deniko
ruНе слишком ли эта юбка коротка? — sharptoothed
Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.
He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting.
(not comparable)Unawares.
The recent developments at work caught them short.
We were caught short by the sudden hailstorm.
(not comparable)Without achieving a goal or requirement.
His speech fell short of what was expected.
More meanings 2
(not comparable)With a negative ownership position.
We went short most finance companies in July.
(not comparable)Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- clean across
- without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached
- so as to interrupt
Origin
From Middle English schort, short, from Old English sċeort, sċort (“short”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English schort, short, from Old English sċeort, sċort (“short”), from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Doublet of shirt, skirt, and curt.
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Synonyms
9 synonymsCollocations
11 patterns- take a short
- a bit shorter
- a short break
- running short of
- short of money
- a short time
- for a short
- few inches shorter
- a lot shorter
- bit shorter
- such short notice
See also
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