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Definition of shortlist verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shortlist

verb
 
/ˈʃɔːtlɪst/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtlɪst/
[usually passive] (British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shortlist
 
/ˈʃɔːtlɪst/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtlɪst/
he / she / it shortlists
 
/ˈʃɔːtlɪsts/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtlɪsts/
past simple shortlisted
 
/ˈʃɔːtlɪstɪd/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtlɪstɪd/
past participle shortlisted
 
/ˈʃɔːtlɪstɪd/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtlɪstɪd/
-ing form shortlisting
 
/ˈʃɔːtlɪstɪŋ/
 
/ˈʃɔːrtlɪstɪŋ/
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  1. to put somebody/something on a shortlist for a job, prize, etc.
    • be shortlisted (for something) Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by the end of the week.
    • Her novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShortlist is used with these nouns as the object:
    • applicant
    See full entry

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