сократи́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
• dwindle verb To become steadily smaller, fewer or weaker over time.
• shorten verb To make something shorter in length, duration, or extent.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.

Senses

сократи́ться is used for these senses in English:

• contract (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
• dwindle (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
• shorten (transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
• shorten (intransitive) To become shorter.
• shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.

contract — full definition

1. noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
2. verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
3. verb To catch or develop an illness.
4. verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.

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