Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slighten
Participle: slightened
Gerund: slightening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | slighten |
| you | slighten |
| he;she;it | slightens |
| we | slighten |
| you | slighten |
| they | slighten |
Perfect
| I | have slightened |
| you | have slightened |
| he;she;it | has slightened |
| we | have slightened |
| you | have slightened |
| they | have slightened |
Past
| I | slightened |
| you | slightened |
| he;she;it | slightened |
| we | slightened |
| you | slightened |
| they | slightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had slightened |
| you | had slightened |
| he;she;it | had slightened |
| we | had slightened |
| you | had slightened |
| they | had slightened |
Future
| I | will slighten |
| you | will slighten |
| he;she;it | will slighten |
| we | will slighten |
| you | will slighten |
| they | will slighten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slightened |
| you | will have slightened |
| he;she;it | will have slightened |
| we | will have slightened |
| you | will have slightened |
| they | will have slightened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slighten |
| you | slighten |
| he;she;it | slighten |
| we | slighten |
| you | slighten |
| they | slighten |
Perfect
| I | have slightened |
| you | have slightened |
| he;she;it | have slightened |
| we | have slightened |
| you | have slightened |
| they | have slightened |
Imperfect
| I | slightened |
| you | slightened |
| he;she;it | slightened |
| we | slightened |
| you | slightened |
| they | slightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had slightened |
| you | had slightened |
| he;she;it | had slightened |
| we | had slightened |
| you | had slightened |
| they | had slightened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slighten |
| you | would slighten |
| he;she;it | would slighten |
| we | would slighten |
| you | would slighten |
| they | would slighten |
Perfect
| I | would have slightened |
| you | would have slightened |
| he;she;it | would have slightened |
| we | would have slightened |
| you | would have slightened |
| they | would have slightened |
Imperative
| you | slighten |
| we | Let's slighten |
| you | slighten |
Verbs conjugated like 'slighten'
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 'slighten'
blighten,
lighten,
sighten,
brighten,
enlighten,
frighten,
heighten,
illighten,
inlighten,
lighter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From slight + -en. Related to German schlichten (“to smoothen”). More at slight. See: German, old spelling '
schlichten'.
Sample Sentences
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His smile slightened as if he knew they talked of him. [2004, D. L. Larson, Memories Trail, page 459:]
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With tissue I softened my rouge, slightened my lipstick; studying my redesigns in my green compact's mirror I marveled, seeing yet another strange face. [2007, Jack Womack, Elvissey:]
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[…] as God forbid that anyone should hint a slightening word of what our sons and brothers are doing just now, and doing for us! [1920, Arthur Quiller-Couch, On the Art of Reading:]
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They may take ill or feel slightened for not having been approached directly. [1997, Rajendra Kumar Sharma, Sociological Methods and Techniques, page 257:]
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It is an odious wisdom to blaspheme, / Much more to slighten, or deny their powers [1603 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, Seianus His Fall, London: […] G[eorge] Elld, for Thomas Thorpe, published 1605, →OCLC, (please specify the page):]
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to slighten the sheets out