What does “short” mean?
- 1
adjectivesmall in length, distance, or height
She has short hair.
- 2
adjectivelasting only a little time
We took a short break after lunch.
- 3
adjectivenot having enough of something
I’m a little short of money this month.
Short at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ʃɔrt/ · SHORT
How to use “short” correctly
For people, the opposite of “short” is “tall”; for things like hair, it is “long”.
Common phrases with “short”
- short time
- short of
- in short
- short for
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- long
- tall
Word family
- shortly
- shorten
- shortage
- shorts
Idioms with “short”
- Long story short: Used before giving a quick summary instead of all the details.
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