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short (EN)
bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord, zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord, voorzetsel

bijvoeglijk naamwoord “short”

short, comp. shorter, sup. shortest
  1. kort
    She bought a short dress for the summer party.
  2. klein (in de context van lengte)
    Despite being the shortest in her class, she was the fastest runner.
  3. kortstondig
    The movie was surprisingly short, lasting only about an hour.
  4. bondig
    She wrote a short story for her English class.
  5. onvoldoende
    The hospital was in a short supply of masks during the pandemic.
  6. tekort (aan)
    The report was short of details, making it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.
  7. afkorting (voor)
    "Vet" is short for "veterinarian".
  8. short (in de financiële context)
    He was short on tech stocks, betting they would fall in the next quarter.

bijwoord “short”

short, shorter, shortest
  1. eerder
    The meeting was cut short, surprising everyone with its brevity.
  2. te kort
    He threw the pass short, missing the receiver by several feet.

zelfstandig naamwoord “short”

enkelvoud short, meervoud shorts of ontelbaar
  1. kortsluiting
    The power outage was caused by a short in the electrical system.
  2. korte film
    Before the main feature, the audience was treated to a hilarious animated short about a mischievous cat.
  3. borrel
    After dinner, he ordered a short of rum to cap off the meal.
  4. short (in de context van programmeren)
    In our code, we used shorts to store the ages of users since we didn't expect any values over 30,000.

werkwoord “short”

infinitief short; hij shorts; verleden tijd shorted; volt. deelw. shorted; ger. shorting
  1. kortsluiten
    Spilling water on the electrical outlet accidentally shorted the entire system.
  2. shorten (in de financiële context)
    John decided to short the company's stock, betting that its value would drop after the disappointing earnings report.

voorzetsel “short”

short
  1. tekort (aan)
    The kitchen is short two spoons for tonight's dinner party.