Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to heighten
Participle: heightened
Gerund: heightening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | heighten |
| you | heighten |
| he;she;it | heightens |
| we | heighten |
| you | heighten |
| they | heighten |
Perfect
| I | have heightened |
| you | have heightened |
| he;she;it | has heightened |
| we | have heightened |
| you | have heightened |
| they | have heightened |
Past
| I | heightened |
| you | heightened |
| he;she;it | heightened |
| we | heightened |
| you | heightened |
| they | heightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had heightened |
| you | had heightened |
| he;she;it | had heightened |
| we | had heightened |
| you | had heightened |
| they | had heightened |
Future
| I | will heighten |
| you | will heighten |
| he;she;it | will heighten |
| we | will heighten |
| you | will heighten |
| they | will heighten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have heightened |
| you | will have heightened |
| he;she;it | will have heightened |
| we | will have heightened |
| you | will have heightened |
| they | will have heightened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | heighten |
| you | heighten |
| he;she;it | heighten |
| we | heighten |
| you | heighten |
| they | heighten |
Perfect
| I | have heightened |
| you | have heightened |
| he;she;it | have heightened |
| we | have heightened |
| you | have heightened |
| they | have heightened |
Imperfect
| I | heightened |
| you | heightened |
| he;she;it | heightened |
| we | heightened |
| you | heightened |
| they | heightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had heightened |
| you | had heightened |
| he;she;it | had heightened |
| we | had heightened |
| you | had heightened |
| they | had heightened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would heighten |
| you | would heighten |
| he;she;it | would heighten |
| we | would heighten |
| you | would heighten |
| they | would heighten |
Perfect
| I | would have heightened |
| you | would have heightened |
| he;she;it | would have heightened |
| we | would have heightened |
| you | would have heightened |
| they | would have heightened |
Imperative
| you | heighten |
| we | Let's heighten |
| you | heighten |
Verbs conjugated like 'heighten'
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 'heighten'
weighten,
benighten,
blighten,
brighten,
freighten,
frighten,
highen,
lighten,
nighten,
retighten,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height + -en (verbal suffix).
Sample Sentences
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[...] various cabins, to hear the termination of the day's exploits. Now was Sam's hour of glory. The story of the day was rehearsed, with all kinds of ornament and varnishing which might be necessary to heighten its effect; for Sam, like some of our fashionable dilettanti, never allowed a story to lose any of its gilding by passing through his hands. Roars of laughter attended the narration, and were taken [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] was laughing gayly as he bent towards his fair cousin, as they came on. She was dressed in a blue riding dress, with a cap of the same color. Exercise had given a brilliant hue to her cheeks, and heightened the effect of her singularly transparent skin, and golden hair.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)