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# shortlist

«shortlist» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small list of the best people or things, chosen from a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a shortlist, shortlists); verb (shortlist, shortlists, shortlisted, shortlisting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A shortlist is a small list of the best people or things, chosen from a bigger group, from which the final winner will be picked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#m1)

2) To shortlist someone or something is to put them on that list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used for prizes, jobs and competitions: a book is shortlisted for an award, a person is shortlisted for a job interview. In school, poems or posters may be shortlisted for a competition. It tells the reader that something is close to winning but has not won yet. Phrases: «on the shortlist», «make the shortlist», «be shortlisted for».

### examples

- Three stories made the shortlist for the writing prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#x1)
- My poster was shortlisted, but it did not win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#x2)
- The company shortlisted five people for interview. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#x3)
- We drew up a shortlist of names for the new puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#x4)
- The book has been shortlisted for a big award. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#x5)
- Out of fifty songs, the judges chose a shortlist of six. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shortlist/#x6)

### note

Also written «short list» or «short-list». Regular verb: shortlisted, shortlisting. Being shortlisted is good news but not winning; the final choice comes after. Do not confuse it with «a short list» meaning just a list that is not long.

### In the corpora

- [Parents often make a shortlist of names, and the name must be registered officially within a few weeks of the birth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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