Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lighten sth up
Participle: lightened sth up
Gerund: lightening sth up
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lighten sth up |
| you | lighten sth up |
| he;she;it | lightens sth up |
| we | lighten sth up |
| you | lighten sth up |
| they | lighten sth up |
Perfect
| I | have lightened sth up |
| you | have lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | has lightened sth up |
| we | have lightened sth up |
| you | have lightened sth up |
| they | have lightened sth up |
Past
| I | lightened sth up |
| you | lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | lightened sth up |
| we | lightened sth up |
| you | lightened sth up |
| they | lightened sth up |
Pluperfect
| I | had lightened sth up |
| you | had lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | had lightened sth up |
| we | had lightened sth up |
| you | had lightened sth up |
| they | had lightened sth up |
Future
| I | will lighten sth up |
| you | will lighten sth up |
| he;she;it | will lighten sth up |
| we | will lighten sth up |
| you | will lighten sth up |
| they | will lighten sth up |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lightened sth up |
| you | will have lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | will have lightened sth up |
| we | will have lightened sth up |
| you | will have lightened sth up |
| they | will have lightened sth up |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lighten sth up |
| you | lighten sth up |
| he;she;it | lighten sth up |
| we | lighten sth up |
| you | lighten sth up |
| they | lighten sth up |
Perfect
| I | have lightened sth up |
| you | have lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | have lightened sth up |
| we | have lightened sth up |
| you | have lightened sth up |
| they | have lightened sth up |
Imperfect
| I | lightened sth up |
| you | lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | lightened sth up |
| we | lightened sth up |
| you | lightened sth up |
| they | lightened sth up |
Pluperfect
| I | had lightened sth up |
| you | had lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | had lightened sth up |
| we | had lightened sth up |
| you | had lightened sth up |
| they | had lightened sth up |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lighten sth up |
| you | would lighten sth up |
| he;she;it | would lighten sth up |
| we | would lighten sth up |
| you | would lighten sth up |
| they | would lighten sth up |
Perfect
| I | would have lightened sth up |
| you | would have lightened sth up |
| he;she;it | would have lightened sth up |
| we | would have lightened sth up |
| you | would have lightened sth up |
| they | would have lightened sth up |
Imperative
| you | lighten sth up |
| we | Let's lighten sth up |
| you | lighten sth up |
Verbs conjugated like 'lighten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lighten'
blighten,
lighter,
nighten,
righten,
sighten,
slighten,
tighten,
brighten,
enlighten,
frighten,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to supply with light
- belight, beshine, enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine, illustrate, irradiate, light, light up, shed light on
- brighten
- illuminate, illume, shine, gleam
- alleviate
- mitigate, ease, allay, assuage, unburden, disburden
- cheer
- console, gladden
Antonyms
- alleviate
- intensify, increase, enhance, augment
- cheer
- discourage, deride, hiss, gloom
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English lightnen, equivalent to light + -en.
Sample Sentences
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[...] too dark, however, even for this amusement, and the trees were so close together that their dry branches rattled against the coach on either side, and obliged us all to keep our heads within. It lightened too, for three whole hours; each flash being very bright, and blue, and long; and as the vivid streaks came darting in among the crowded branches, and the thunder rolled gloomily above the tree [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)