short

/ʃɔːt/ adverb

Translation

short of doing sth › without doing something

hariç; ...dan/den başka; dışında

He did everything he could to get the money, short of robbing a bank.1863

stop short of sth/doing sth › to almost do something but decide not to do it

vazgeçmek, yapmamaya karar vermek

She stopped short of accusing him of lying.1896

fall short of sth › to not reach a particular level, but only by a small amount

beklenenin altına düşmek, istenilen düzeye ulaşmamak

Sales for the first half of this year fell just short of the target.18521822

cut sth short › to have to stop doing something before it is finished

kısa kesmek, yarıda kesmek; sözünü kesmek

They had to cut the holiday short when her mother was taken ill.788

(Definition of short adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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