short
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The meaning (definition) of the word short
not tall, only a little way from top to bottom
The word short used in a sentence
“My little brother is short, but he is growing every day.”
Words that mean the same as short (synonyms)
smalllittle
Words that mean the opposite of short (antonyms)
talllong
How the word short is said around the world
| French | court (koor) |
| Spanish | corto (kohrtoh) |
| Mandarin | 短的 (duǎn de) |
| Hindi | छोटा (kyohtah) |
| Arabic | قصير (kahseer) |
| Russian | короткий (korotkii) |
| Portuguese (EU) | curto (kooruhtuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | curto (kooruhtuu) |
| Japanese | 短い (mijikai) |
| German | kurz (kuuuhts) |
| Urdu | مختصر (muukhtahshahr) |
| Punjabi | ਛੋਟਾ (kyohtah) |
| Korean | 짧은 (jjalbeun) |
| Hebrew | קָצָר (kahtsahr) |
| Greek | μικρός (mikros) |
| Dutch | kort (kawrt) |
| Tagalog | maikli (myklee) |
| Vietnamese | ngắn (ngahurn) |
| Turkish | kısa (kusah) |
| Persian | کوتاه (kootah) |
| Polish | krótki (krootkee) |
| Ukrainian | короткий (korotkyy) |
| Bengali | সংক্ষিপ্ত (shohngkkeeptoh) |
| Swedish | kort (kawt) |
| Italian | corto (kohrtoh) |
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