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shorten meaning in Urdu

گھٹنا

/ˈʃɔːtn̩/US/ˈʃɔɹtn̩/

shorten in Urdu: گھٹنا, کم ہونا, چھوٹا کرنا, گھٹا دینا. In English, shorten means to make shorter; to abbreviate.

Urdu words for shorten

گھٹنا, کم ہونا, چھوٹا کرنا, گھٹا دینا, مختصر کرنا

English meaning of shorten

  1. verb To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  2. verb To become shorter.
  3. verb To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  4. verb To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.

Full definition of shorten

shorten in a sentence

  • to shorten an allowance of food

Synonyms of shorten

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Questions about shorten in Urdu

What is the meaning of shorten in Urdu?
Shorten in Urdu is گھٹنا, کم ہونا, چھوٹا کرنا, گھٹا دینا.
shorten کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Shorten: گھٹنا, کم ہونا, چھوٹا کرنا, گھٹا دینا.
What does shorten mean in English?
Shorten means to make shorter; to abbreviate.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: shorten (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shorten (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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