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Tighten

verb/tˈaɪʔn̩/
Definition
make tight or tighter
become tight or tighter
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈaɪʔn̩/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈaɪtən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈaɪtən/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪʔn̩/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake tight or tighter
“Tighten the wire”
verbbecome tight or tighter
“The rope tightened”
verbrestrict
“Tighten the rules”
verbnarrow or limit
“reduce the influx of foreigners”
Word Forms
tighteningnounthe act of making something tighter
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
anziehen
enger oder enger machen
🇫🇷French
serrer
rendre serré ou plus serré
🇪🇸Spanish
apretar
hacer apretado o más apretado
🇮🇹Italian
stringere
rendere stretto o più stretto
🇳🇱Dutch
vastdraaien
strak of strakker maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
apertar
tornar apertado ou mais apertado
🇷🇺Russian
затягивать
сделай туже или туже
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कस
कड़ा या कड़ा बनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
শক্ত করা
আঁট বা শক্ত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
இறுக்க
இறுக்கமாக அல்லது இறுக்கமாக ஆக்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
బిగించండి
గట్టిగా లేదా గట్టిగా చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
घट्ट करणे
घट्ट किंवा घट्ट करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
સજ્જડ
ચુસ્ત અથવા કડક બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಿಗಿಗೊಳಿಸು
ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുറുക്കുക
ഇറുകിയതോ ഇറുകിയതോ ആക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੱਸਣਾ
ਤੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
سخت
تنگ یا سخت بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
收紧
使紧或更紧
🇯🇵Japanese
締める
きつくする、またはさらにきつくする
🇰🇷Korean
죄다
단단하게 또는 더 단단하게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thắt chặt
làm cho chặt chẽ hoặc chặt chẽ hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ขัน
ทำให้แน่นหรือแน่นขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengencangkan
membuat ketat atau lebih ketat
🇵🇭Filipino
higpitan
gawing masikip o mas mahigpit
🇲🇾Malay
ketatkan
buat ketat atau ketat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تشديد
جعل ضيق أو أكثر إحكاما
🇮🇷Persian
سفت کردن
سفت یا محکم تر کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
sıkmak
sıkı veya daha sıkı yapın
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַדֵק
לעשות הדוק או הדוק יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tighten'?
The primary meaning of 'tighten' is 'make tight or tighter'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tighten' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tighten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tighten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tighten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'tighten' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'tighten' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'tighten' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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