Lighten - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlaɪtn|  American pronunciation of the word lighten
Brit.  |ˈlaɪt(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word lighten

verb

- make more cheerful
the conversation lightened me up a bit
- reduce the weight on; make lighter
she lightened the load on the tired donkey
- become more cheerful
after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
- make more cheerful through the use of color (syn: brighten)
- become lighter
The room lightened up
- alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive (syn: relieve)
lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents

Extra examples

The sky had lightened.

It lightens.

Getting a new assistant will lighten the workload considerably.

We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara's workload.

As the sky lightened, we were able to see where we were.

Nora didn't respond to my attempts to lighten the conversation.

His whole face would lighten when anyone mentioned Nancy.

Lighten up, would you?

The room lightened up

...though ostensibly a drama, the play is filled with zingy little nifties that lighten the mood...

You need to lighten up a bit.

The weather did little to lighten their mood.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: lighten
he/she/it: lightens
present participle: lightening
past tense: lightened
past participle: lightened
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