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shorthand

/ˈʃɔɹthænd/ verb C2
  1. To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand. (transitive)
  2. To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something. (transitive)
  3. To write in shorthand. (intransitive)

He/she/it shorthands · Past shorthanded · Past participle shorthanded · -ing form shorthanding

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Verb forms

Base form
shorthand
He/she/it
shorthands
Past
shorthanded
Past participle
shorthanded
-ing form
shorthanding

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I made shorthand notes of all that she said, however, so that there should be no possibility of a mistake.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 64 · B2

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