Straighten - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈstreɪtn|
Brit.
|ˈstreɪt(ə)n|
verb
- straighten up or out; make straight (syn: unbend)
- make straight
- get up from a sitting or slouching position
- straighten by unrolling (syn: roll out)
- make straight or straighter
- make straight
- get up from a sitting or slouching position
The students straightened when the teacher entered
- put (things or places) in order (syn: clean up, tidy)- straighten by unrolling (syn: roll out)
- make straight or straighter
straighten hair
Extra examples
He straightened the bent antenna.
The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.
The students straightened when the teacher entered
...the bookkeeper had so hashed the figures it took weeks to straighten out the accounts...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: straighten
he/she/it: straightens
present participle: straightening
past tense: straightened
past participle: straightened
I/you/we/they: straighten
he/she/it: straightens
present participle: straightening
past tense: straightened
past participle: straightened
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