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

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 abbreviate, abridge, shorten (something)

Synonyms

• korte

Derived terms

• forkortelse, forkorting
• uforkortet

References

• “forkorte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.