Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To reduce the length or duration of something.
Natural examples
Die Schule verkürzt die Mittagspause um zehn Minuten.
The school shortens the lunch break by ten minutes.
Bitte verkürzen Sie den Text auf eine Seite.
Please shorten the text to one page.
Die neue Verbindung verkürzte die Fahrzeit nach Berlin.
The new connection shortened travel time to Berlin.
Usage note
Verkürzen takes an accusative object; um plus accusative can state the amount removed. Something can also become shorter with the reflexive form.
Mini-lesson: verkürzen
To reduce the length or duration of something. Verkürzen takes an accusative object; um plus accusative can state the amount removed. Something can also become shorter with the reflexive form.
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