See short on Wiktionary
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{
"form": "short",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "shorter",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "shortest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can't reach the table because I'm too short."
},
{
"text": "The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall."
],
"id": "simple-short-en-adj-EQ5cygYN"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The city centre and shops are only a short distance away."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long."
],
"id": "simple-short-en-adj-dA5msB5x"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm going to Chengdu for a short break."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short then it takes a little time."
],
"id": "simple-short-en-adj-jfCKzNgP"
}
],
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"ipa": "/ʃɔːt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/SO:t/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"enpr": "shôrt",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔrt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoːt/",
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"New-Zealand"
],
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
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},
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}
],
"word": "short"
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{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Nothing short of help from god will save him."
},
{
"text": "Short of giving them the answers, there's nothing we can do."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Short of (doing) sth is equal to unless sth happens."
],
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},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We're running short of time, so can you hurry up?"
}
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"If you're running short of something, you don't have enough."
],
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},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The plane touched down just short of the landing area."
}
],
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"If something is short of it's target, it isn't all the way there."
],
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},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "They cut short their vacation when the weather changed."
},
{
"text": "Jackson cut short his trip to Africa."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you cut something short, you end it before the planned time."
],
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}
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"UK"
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},
{
"sampa": "/SO:t/",
"tags": [
"UK"
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},
{
"enpr": "shôrt",
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"US"
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{
"ipa": "/ʃɔrt/",
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"US"
]
},
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"form": "short",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "shorter",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "shortest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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{
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{
"text": "I can't reach the table because I'm too short."
},
{
"text": "The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The city centre and shops are only a short distance away."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm going to Chengdu for a short break."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short then it takes a little time."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ʃɔːt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/SO:t/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"enpr": "shôrt",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔrt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/SOrt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoːt/",
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"New-Zealand"
],
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-short.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"Australia"
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}
],
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Nothing short of help from god will save him."
},
{
"text": "Short of giving them the answers, there's nothing we can do."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Short of (doing) sth is equal to unless sth happens."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "We're running short of time, so can you hurry up?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you're running short of something, you don't have enough."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The plane touched down just short of the landing area."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is short of it's target, it isn't all the way there."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "They cut short their vacation when the weather changed."
},
{
"text": "Jackson cut short his trip to Africa."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you cut something short, you end it before the planned time."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔːt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/SO:t/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"enpr": "shôrt",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔrt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/SOrt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoːt/",
"raw_tags": [
"New-Zealand"
],
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-short.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-au-short.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
}
],
"word": "short"
}
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