overshorten
UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən//ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃɔɹ.tən/
overshorten verb: to shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.
Verb
overshorten (third-person singular simple present overshortens, present participle overshortening, simple past and past participle overshortened)
- To shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.
- This plant has only a certain capacity for daylight, and to overshorten the nights would injure it.1936, Harold Vincent Marrot, editor, The Life and Letters of John Galsworthy, 2nd revised edition, Heinemann, page 696
overshorten meaning in Bengali
overshorten in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত খাটো করা, অত্যধিক, অনুপযুক্তভাবে ছোট করা
Forms of overshorten
| third-person singular present | overshortens |
|---|---|
| present participle | overshortening |
| past participle | overshortened |
| past | overshortened |
Origin of overshorten
From over- + shorten.
Questions about overshorten
- What does overshorten mean?
- Overshorten means to shorten too much; make excessively or inappropriately short.
- What is overshorten in Bengali?
- Overshorten in Bengali is অতিরিক্ত খাটো করা, অত্যধিক, অনুপযুক্তভাবে ছোট করা. See Overshorten meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is overshorten?
- Overshorten is a verb.
- How do you pronounce overshorten?
- Overshorten is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃɔː.tən/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of overshorten?
- The past tense of overshorten is overshortened.
Words near overshorten in the dictionary
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