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/ˈʃɔːtə/, /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/, [ˈʃɔɹɾɚ], /ˈʃoːtə/, [ˈʃoːɾə]Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of short: more short.
"There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one."
"Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton."— 2025 February 5, Philip Haigh, “Where track and train integration will be put to the test”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 51:
nounA short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
nounOne who makes a dishonest profit by clipping and filing coins.
"My grandfather, as I said before, was connected with a gang of shorters, and sometimes shortened money, […]"— 1858, George Borrow, The Romany Rye, volume 2, page 128:
nameA surname.
nameA town in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
Sentence Examples
When summer is over, the days grow shorter and shorter.
The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new route is ____ than the old one, so drivers save time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Days become noticeably ____ as winter approaches, with the sun setting much earlier in the evening.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new route is ____ than the old one, so drivers save time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Days become noticeably ____ as winter approaches, with the sun setting much earlier in the evening.