short
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- short is part of the Basic English 850.
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ʃɔːt/, SAMPA: /SO:t/
- (US) enPR: shôrt, IPA (key): /ʃɔrt/, SAMPA: /SOrt/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective[change]
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- If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
- If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
- If something is short then it takes a little time.