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to shorten
verb
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
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"to shorten" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to mean to make something shorter or to reduce its length. For example, "We decided to shorten our meeting by half an hour."
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Then I have to shorten and focus".
"You have to shorten his clock.
There is discussion about ways to shorten races.
He hit upon the idea of endnotes to shorten it.
Eventually, the property owner agreed to shorten the contract.
But Davis did nothing to shorten the odds.
Players will be coached to shorten more points.
The point of moving was to shorten his commute.
Another said: 'You have decided to shorten your life.
It also pledged to shorten the terms of its contracts.
I don't know if I need to shorten my stride.
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