short
part of speech
adjective, adverb (short, shorter, shortest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Short means not long: a short pencil, a short story. tree →
2) Short means not tall: a short person. tree →
3) Short means lasting a little time: a short break. tree →
4) Short of something means not having enough of it: $4 short. tree →
5) «Short for» means a shorter form of a name: Tom is short for Thomas. tree →
6) Shorts are short trousers. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job and the Psalms, short describes things that do not last: the light in darkness, the triumph of the wicked, and a person's time on earth. A man's short life is set against God's endless power. Interpretation: The tradition answers that God's power is never limited, and the question shows Moses' doubt. It reads the verses on short time as a reminder that human life is brief and that the wicked do not last. In the primary lessons: Maths: a comparison of length, height or time; «shorter by» means subtract; «short of» an amount means you need that much more. Everyday: a short walk, short hair, in short (to sum up), run short of milk, cut short. Spelling: a short vowel.
examples
- And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? now shalt thou see whether My word shall come to pass unto thee or not.' (Torah NUM.11.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing too long or too short, that mayest thou offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. (Torah LEV.22.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- For convenience of study I have placed the Notes in a separate form at the end of the work, and I have made a short definition of the subject-matter of each chapter. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness. (Writings JOB.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment? (Writings JOB.20.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men! (Writings PSA.89.48, JPS 1917) tree →
- Tom is 5 cm shorter than Ann. tree →
- She is $4 short of the price. tree →
- Which ribbon is the shortest? tree →
- A short break lasts 10 minutes. tree →
- The days are short in winter. tree →
- Liz is short for Elizabeth. tree →
- We ran short of glue, so we used tape. tree →
- He wears shorts in summer. tree →
- They only stayed a short time. tree →
note
Comparative shorter, superlative shortest. «Shorter by» means subtract; «short of» an amount means you need that much more (price − money). Trap: «Tom is 5 cm shorter than Ann» — to find Ann's height you add. Opposites: long (for length and time), tall (for height).
In the corpora
- In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short; and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel:
- For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.
- O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!
- They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness.
- That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «short» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.