forkorte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vorkorten. Compare German verkürzen.

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

Declension

Conjugation of forkorte

active passive present forkorter forkortes past forkortede forkortedes infinitive forkorte forkortes imperative forkort — participle present forkortende past forkortet (auxiliary verb have) gerund forkorten

Antonyms

• forlænge

Derived terms

• forkortelse
• forkortning

References

• “forkorte” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “forkorte” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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).