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# short

«short» in Mova's school dictionary: **not long: a short pencil, a short story** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective, adverb (short, shorter, shortest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Short means not long: a short pencil, a short story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#m1)

2) Short means not tall: a short person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#m2)

3) Short means lasting a little time: a short break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#m3)

4) Short of something means not having enough of it: $4 short. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#m4)

5) «Short for» means a shorter form of a name: Tom is short for Thomas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#m5)

6) Shorts are short trousers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: a comparison of length, height or time; «shorter by» means subtract; «short of» an amount means you need that much more. Everyday: a short walk, short hair, in short (to sum up), run short of milk, cut short. Spelling: a short vowel.

### examples

- Tom is 5 cm shorter than Ann. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x1)
- She is $4 short of the price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x2)
- Which ribbon is the shortest? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x3)
- A short break lasts 10 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x4)
- The days are short in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x5)
- Liz is short for Elizabeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x6)
- We ran short of glue, so we used tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x7)
- He wears shorts in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x8)
- They only stayed a short time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/#x9)

### note

Comparative shorter, superlative shortest. «Shorter by» means subtract; «short of» an amount means you need that much more (price − money). Trap: «Tom is 5 cm shorter than Ann» — to find Ann's height you add. Opposites: long (for length and time), tall (for height).

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups often feel worried and short-tempered while they wait.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/5/)
- [A CV is a short, honest document about your skills, results and work, which employers read to decide whom to meet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/12/)
- [Bots translate short, common phrases well and long or tricky messages less well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/13/)
- [It was reported that scammers use AI to copy voices from short clips found online.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/12-keep-yourself-private-and-voices-that-lie/12/)
- [Five lines give a good range of notes; for notes above or below the staff, short extra lines are added.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «short» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/short/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.