batten – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to batten on sb
Participle: battened on sb
Gerund: battening on sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	batten on sb
we	Let's batten on sb
you	batten on sb

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to make better

ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, improve, meliorate

fasten

secure, tie

Antonyms

fasten

unfasten, loosen, loose, release

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. The verb is derived from Middle English *battenen, *batnen, of North Germanic origin, probably from Old Norse batna (“to grow better, improve, recover”), from Proto-Germanic *batnaną (“to become better, improve”) (compare Old Norse bati (“advantage, improvement”), from Proto-Germanic *batô (“improvement, recovery”)), from *bataz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”). Compare battle (“(adjective) improving; fattening, nutritious; fertile, fruitful; (verb) to feed or nourish; to render (land, etc.) fertile or fruitful”) (obsolete).
2. The adjective is probably derived from the verb.
3. Cognates
4. * Dutch baten (“to avail, benefit, profit”)
5. * Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gabatnan, “to benefit, profit”)
6. * Icelandic batna (“to improve, recover”)
7. * Old English batian (“to get better, recover”) See: Proto-Germanic '*batnaną', Dutch 'baten', Icelandic 'batna', Old English 'batian'.

Verbs referencing "batten"

German, old spelling batten.

Sample Sentences