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