abkürzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviate verb To make something shorter by leaving out some parts.
Senses
abkürzen is used for these senses in English:
- abbreviate (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
abbreviate — full definition
- verb To make something shorter by leaving out some parts.
- verb To speak or write briefly.
- verb To make something take less time than was planned.
- verb To shorten a word or phrase into a shorter form that people can still recognize.
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