forkorte

Danish

Verb

forkorte (imperative forkort, infinitive at forkorte, present tense forkorter, past tense forkortede, perfect tense har forkortet)

1. to shorten
2. to abbreviate
3. (mathematics) to reduce a fraction by dividing its denominator and its numerator by the same number

Antonyms

• forlænge

Derived terms

• forkortelse
• forkortning

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ kort (“short”).

Verb

forkorte (imperative forkort, present tense forkorter, passive forkortes, simple past and past participle forkorta or forkortet, present participle forkortende)

1. to abridge
2. to shorten, to abbreviate
3. (mathematics) to reduce a fraction by dividing its denominator and its numerator by the same number

Synonyms

• korte

Antonyms

• forlenge

Derived terms

• forkortelse, forkorting
• uforkortet

Related terms

• avkorte

References

• “forkorte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “forkorte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).