Foreshorten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹʃˈɔːɹʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːʃˈɔːtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːʃˈɔːtən/

4 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹʃˈɔːɹʔn̩/.

Examples

The manuscript must be shortened

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abbreviate cut abridge shorten reduce contract

Antonyms

expand

Parts of Speech

verb	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements “The manuscript must be shortened”
verb	shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Word Forms

abridgement	noun	a shortened version of a written work
abridger	noun	one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
abbreviator	noun	one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
shortener	noun	any agent that shortens
contraction	noun	the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkürzen

den Umfang reduzieren und dabei wesentliche Elemente beibehalten

🇫🇷French

raccourcir

réduire la portée tout en conservant les éléments essentiels

🇪🇸Spanish

escorzar

Reducir el alcance manteniendo los elementos esenciales.

🇮🇹Italian

scorcio

ridurre la portata pur mantenendo gli elementi essenziali

🇳🇱Dutch

verkorten

reikwijdte beperken, terwijl essentiële elementen behouden blijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

encurtar

reduzir o escopo, mantendo elementos essenciais

🇷🇺Russian

сокращать ракурс

уменьшить объем, сохранив при этом основные элементы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोटा करना

आवश्यक तत्वों को बरकरार रखते हुए दायरे को कम करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত করা

প্রয়োজনীয় উপাদানগুলি ধরে রাখার সময় সুযোগ হ্রাস করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்பு

அத்தியாவசிய கூறுகளை தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்ளும்போது நோக்கத்தை குறைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుచూపు

అవసరమైన అంశాలను నిలుపుకుంటూ పరిధిని తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वसूचना

आवश्यक घटक टिकवून ठेवताना व्याप्ती कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટૂંકમાં

આવશ્યક તત્વો જાળવી રાખીને અવકાશમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ

ಅಗತ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകൂട്ടി ചുരുക്കുക

അവശ്യ ഘടകങ്ങൾ നിലനിർത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് വ്യാപ്തി കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ

ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਰਾਰ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਦਾਇਰਾ ਘਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مختصر کرنا

ضروری عناصر کو برقرار رکھتے ہوئے دائرہ کار کو کم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缩短

缩小范围，同时保留基本要素

🇯🇵Japanese

短縮する

重要な要素を維持しながら範囲を縮小する

🇰🇷Korean

단축하다

필수 요소를 유지하면서 범위를 줄입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rút ngắn lại

giảm phạm vi trong khi vẫn giữ lại các yếu tố thiết yếu

🇹🇭Thai

สั้นลง

ลดขอบเขตโดยยังคงรักษาองค์ประกอบที่สำคัญไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperpendek

mengurangi cakupannya sambil mempertahankan elemen-elemen penting

🇲🇾Malay

memendekkan

mengurangkan skop sambil mengekalkan elemen penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقصير

تقليل النطاق مع الاحتفاظ بالعناصر الأساسية

🇮🇷Persian

کوتاه کردن

کاهش دامنه با حفظ عناصر ضروری

🇹🇷Turkish

kısaltmak

Temel unsurları korurken kapsamı daraltın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקצר מראש

לצמצם את היקף תוך שמירה על אלמנטים חיוניים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'foreshorten'?

The primary meaning of 'foreshorten' is 'reduce in scope while retaining essential elements'.

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Using 'foreshorten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'foreshorten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'foreshorten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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