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Definition: Come Short |
Come ShortVerb1. Fail to meet (expectations or standards). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Come Short (To). Not to be sufficient. "To come short of" means to miss or fail of attaining. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: Come ShortSynonym: fall short (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inferiority | Verb: be inferior; Adjective: fall short of, come short of; not pass, not come up to; want. |
Insufficiency | Verb: be insufficient; Adjective:; not suffice; come short of; run dry. |
Shortcoming | Verb:, come short of, fall short of, stop short of, come short, fall short, stop short; not reach; want; keep within bounds, keep within the mark, keep within the compass. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Gary Condit | I wasn't being specific. I mean, I was acknowledging the fact that I've not been a perfect man. You know, we've all sinned or come short and, you know, I have. And I've asked for forgiveness every time I have. But there's lots of ways we commit sins. |
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Expressions using "come short": come short of ♦ come short of one's duty ♦ To come short. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "come short"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nem ér fel vmihez (to come short of sg). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omecay ortshay ser ineficiente. (various references) nu-şi atinge scopul. (various references) не хватать (fail, fall short, fall short of, lack, run short). (various references) llegar a ver. (various references) yetmemek (come short of, fall short of, obviate, run short of smth.), yetişmemek (come short of, fall short of, get behind, run short of smth.), az gelmek (be insufficient, come short of, fall short of, run short of smth.). (various references) відчувати нестачу (lack), не відповідати (disaccord, discord), не вистачати (fall short, lack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 3, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | PanteV gar hmarton kai usterountai thV doxhV tou qeou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Omnes enim peccaverunt et egent gloriam Dei |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | For þæm þe ealle habbað forsyngod and forðoleð Godes wuldres, |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For alle men synneden, and han nede to the glorie of God; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For all have synned and lacke the prayse yt is of valoure before God: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God; |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 3, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Sanglit nakasala man ang tanan ug nakabsan sa himaya sa Dios, |
| Chinese | 為 世 人 都 犯 了 罪 、 虧 缺 了 神 的 榮 耀 。 |
| Croatian | Svi su zaista sagriješili i potrebna im je slava Božja; |
| Danish | Alle have jo syndet, og dem fattes Æren fra Gud, |
| Dutch | Want zij hebben allen gezondigd, en derven de heerlijkheid Gods; |
| Finnish | Sillä kaikki ovat syntiä tehneet ja ovat Jumalan kirkkautta vailla |
| French | Car tous ont péché et sont privés de la gloire de Dieu; |
| German | Denn es ist hier kein Unterschied: sie sind allzumal Sünder und mangeln des Ruhmes, den sie bei Gott haben sollten, |
| Haitian Creole | Tout moun fè peche; yo tout vire do bay Bondye ki gen pouvwa a. |
| Hungarian | Mert mindnyájan vétkeztek, és szûkölködnek az Isten dicsõsége nélkül. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Semua orang sudah berdosa dan jauh dari Allah yang hendak menyelamatkan mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sebab sekaliannya sudah berbuat dosa dan kurang kemuliaan daripada Allah, |
| Italian | tutti hanno peccato e sono privi della gloria di Dio, |
| Maori | Kua hara katoa hoki, a kahore e taea e ratou te kororia o te Atua; |
| Norwegian | alle har syndet og fattes Guds ære, |
| Rumanian | Cqci toyi au pqcqtuit, wi sknt lipsiyi de slava lui Dumnezeu. |
| Shuar | Kame Ashí shuarti Tunáa Túraitji. Tuma asar Yusjai métek pénker ajastin penké jeatsji. |
| Spanish | porque todos pecaron y no alcanzan la gloria de Dios, |
| Swahili | Watu wote wametenda dhambi na wametindikiwa utukufu wa Mungu. |
| Swedish | Alla hava ju syndat och äro i saknad av härligheten från Gud; |
| Uma | Apa' mojeko' omea-tamo, pai' uma-ta natao mporata bagia hi rala kabohe tuwu' -na Alata'ala. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-h-m-o-o-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: cheroots, moochers, resmooth, smoother. | |
-2 letters: cheroot, chooser, chromes, chromos, cohorts, cooters, hectors, hooters, moocher, mooches, mooters, mothers, reshoot, rochets, rotches, scooter, sheroot, shooter, smother, soother, soroche, thermos, tochers, torches, troches. | |
-3 letters: chemos, cherts, choose, chores, chrome, chromo, cohort, cohost, comers, cometh, comets, comose, comtes, cooers, cooter, corset, cosher, coster, escort, hector, homers, hooter. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-h-m-o-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: ectomorphs. | |
+2 letters: cytochromes, mesotrophic, thermoscope. | |
+3 letters: chemotropism, chronometers, mesothoraces, mesothoracic, micromethods, phytochromes, schoolmaster, thermoscopes, thrombocytes, tracheostomy, trichotomies. | |
+4 letters: chemisorption, chemotropisms, chromatolyses, chromocenters, chronometries, homoeroticism, methoxychlors, photocomposer, schoolmasters, stoichiometry, thermocouples, thoracotomies, tracheotomies. | |
+5 letters: actinomorphies, chemisorptions, chemoreceptors, chromatophores, chromoproteins, computerphobes, cosmochemistry, hemocytometers, homoeroticisms, oophorectomies, photochemistry, photocomposers, pneumothoraces, schoolmasterly, schoolmistress, stoichiometric, tracheostomies, trichomoniases. | |
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