Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to lighten up sth
Participle: lightened up sth
Gerund: lightening up sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | lighten up sth |
| you | lighten up sth |
| he;she;it | lightens up sth |
| we | lighten up sth |
| you | lighten up sth |
| they | lighten up sth |
Perfect
| I | have lightened up sth |
| you | have lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | has lightened up sth |
| we | have lightened up sth |
| you | have lightened up sth |
| they | have lightened up sth |
Past
| I | lightened up sth |
| you | lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | lightened up sth |
| we | lightened up sth |
| you | lightened up sth |
| they | lightened up sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had lightened up sth |
| you | had lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | had lightened up sth |
| we | had lightened up sth |
| you | had lightened up sth |
| they | had lightened up sth |
Future
| I | will lighten up sth |
| you | will lighten up sth |
| he;she;it | will lighten up sth |
| we | will lighten up sth |
| you | will lighten up sth |
| they | will lighten up sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lightened up sth |
| you | will have lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | will have lightened up sth |
| we | will have lightened up sth |
| you | will have lightened up sth |
| they | will have lightened up sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | lighten up sth |
| you | lighten up sth |
| he;she;it | lighten up sth |
| we | lighten up sth |
| you | lighten up sth |
| they | lighten up sth |
Perfect
| I | have lightened up sth |
| you | have lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | have lightened up sth |
| we | have lightened up sth |
| you | have lightened up sth |
| they | have lightened up sth |
Imperfect
| I | lightened up sth |
| you | lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | lightened up sth |
| we | lightened up sth |
| you | lightened up sth |
| they | lightened up sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had lightened up sth |
| you | had lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | had lightened up sth |
| we | had lightened up sth |
| you | had lightened up sth |
| they | had lightened up sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would lighten up sth |
| you | would lighten up sth |
| he;she;it | would lighten up sth |
| we | would lighten up sth |
| you | would lighten up sth |
| they | would lighten up sth |
Perfect
| I | would have lightened up sth |
| you | would have lightened up sth |
| he;she;it | would have lightened up sth |
| we | would have lightened up sth |
| you | would have lightened up sth |
| they | would have lightened up sth |
Imperative
| you | lighten up sth |
| we | Let's lighten up sth |
| you | lighten up sth |
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)