Shorten in Hindi — Meaning of छोटा करना (kam hona)

📖 Meaning of “shorten”

The meaning of “shorten” in Hindi is छोटा करना, pronounced kam hona — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

🟢 Similar words for shorten

bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate abridge foreshorten abbreviate cut contract reduce

🔴 Opposite words for shorten

lengthen

✍️ Shorten in a sentence

The teacher asked him to shorten the essay.

उक्त कैमरा क़िस्म के लिए कोण 180 डिग्री से कम होना चाहिए

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Middle English shortnen, schortenen, equivalent to short + -en (verbal suffix). In some senses, a continuation (in altered form) of Middle English schorten (“to make short, shorten”), from Old English sċortian (“to become short”), from Proto-Germanic *skurtōną (“to shorten”).

Quick facts about “shorten”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Shorten

Meaning in Hindi

छोटा करना

Pronunciation

kam hona

Part of speech

Verb

Similar words

10

Opposite words

1

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "shorten" is छोटा करना (kam hona).

In Devanagari script it is written as छोटा करना.

It is pronounced "kam hona". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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