Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to toughen
Participle: toughened
Gerund: toughening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | toughen |
| you | toughen |
| he;she;it | toughens |
| we | toughen |
| you | toughen |
| they | toughen |
Perfect
| I | have toughened |
| you | have toughened |
| he;she;it | has toughened |
| we | have toughened |
| you | have toughened |
| they | have toughened |
Past
| I | toughened |
| you | toughened |
| he;she;it | toughened |
| we | toughened |
| you | toughened |
| they | toughened |
Pluperfect
| I | had toughened |
| you | had toughened |
| he;she;it | had toughened |
| we | had toughened |
| you | had toughened |
| they | had toughened |
Future
| I | will toughen |
| you | will toughen |
| he;she;it | will toughen |
| we | will toughen |
| you | will toughen |
| they | will toughen |
Future Perfect
| I | will have toughened |
| you | will have toughened |
| he;she;it | will have toughened |
| we | will have toughened |
| you | will have toughened |
| they | will have toughened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | toughen |
| you | toughen |
| he;she;it | toughen |
| we | toughen |
| you | toughen |
| they | toughen |
Perfect
| I | have toughened |
| you | have toughened |
| he;she;it | have toughened |
| we | have toughened |
| you | have toughened |
| they | have toughened |
Imperfect
| I | toughened |
| you | toughened |
| he;she;it | toughened |
| we | toughened |
| you | toughened |
| they | toughened |
Pluperfect
| I | had toughened |
| you | had toughened |
| he;she;it | had toughened |
| we | had toughened |
| you | had toughened |
| they | had toughened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would toughen |
| you | would toughen |
| he;she;it | would toughen |
| we | would toughen |
| you | would toughen |
| they | would toughen |
Perfect
| I | would have toughened |
| you | would have toughened |
| he;she;it | would have toughened |
| we | would have toughened |
| you | would have toughened |
| they | would have toughened |
Imperative
| you | toughen |
| we | Let's toughen |
| you | toughen |
Verbs conjugated like 'toughen'
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 'toughen'
roughen,
taughten,
tough,
truthen,
youthen,
bouche,
bouge,
cough,
douche,
dough,
Additional Information
Etymology
From tough + -en.
Sample Sentences
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The new training program is designed to toughen the athletes.
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A cold shower every morning will toughen your skin.
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Although the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) had toughened its stance on new third rail electrification, gaining approval for short sections of third rail to charge the batteries could be more straightforward. [2025 October 29, Chris Howe, “A step closer to Liverpool dream...”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 50:]