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The example sentences of LIGHTEN in videos (15 in total of 76)

go verb, base form go verb, base form go verb, base form go verb, base form go verb, base form keep verb, base form bouncing verb, gerund or present participle one cardinal number last adjective time noun, singular or mass lighten noun, singular or mass light noun, singular or mass lighten noun, singular or mass up preposition or subordinating conjunction good adjective
it personal pronoun was verb, past tense stripped verb, past participle of preposition or subordinating conjunction all determiner its possessive pronoun internal adjective components noun, plural to to lighten verb, base form it personal pronoun and coordinating conjunction raise verb, base form its possessive pronoun draught noun, singular or mass .
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over preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner area noun, singular or mass you personal pronoun want verb, non-3rd person singular present to to lighten verb, base form or coordinating conjunction darken noun, singular or mass , now adverb this determiner is verb, 3rd person singular present a determiner useful adjective technique noun, singular or mass
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providing verb, gerund or present participle fresh adjective and coordinating conjunction flavor noun, singular or mass some determiner sandwiches noun, plural within preposition or subordinating conjunction a determiner lighten noun, singular or mass friendly adjective atmosphere noun, singular or mass in preposition or subordinating conjunction my possessive pronoun opinion noun, singular or mass easily adverb
how wh-adverb do verb, non-3rd person singular present you personal pronoun know verb, non-3rd person singular present what wh-pronoun happened verb, past participle the determiner balls noun, plural to to lighten verb, base form go verb, base form in preposition or subordinating conjunction there adverb thinking verb, gerund or present participle like preposition or subordinating conjunction
a determiner study noun, singular or mass in preposition or subordinating conjunction nature proper noun, singular found verb, past tense the determiner about adjective 7,000 cardinal number years noun, plural ago adverb european verb, non-3rd person singular present skin noun, singular or mass started verb, past participle to to lighten verb, base form .
i personal pronoun get verb, non-3rd person singular present challenged verb, past participle to to lighten verb, base form up preposition or subordinating conjunction to to loosen verb, base form up preposition or subordinating conjunction , to to be verb, base form less adverb, comparative serious adjective about preposition or subordinating conjunction things noun, plural .
the determiner stock noun, singular or mass and coordinating conjunction that wh-determiner 's verb, 3rd person singular present meant verb, past participle to to lighten verb, base form some determiner of preposition or subordinating conjunction that determiner real adjective heavy adjective recoil noun, singular or mass that preposition or subordinating conjunction you personal pronoun
blanche proper noun, singular tries verb, 3rd person singular present to to lighten verb, base form the determiner mood noun, singular or mass with preposition or subordinating conjunction a determiner salacious adjective story noun, singular or mass , because preposition or subordinating conjunction that determiner s proper noun, singular what wh-pronoun blanche proper noun, singular does verb, 3rd person singular present .
he personal pronoun uses verb, 3rd person singular present the determiner same adjective technique noun, singular or mass narration noun, singular or mass to to lighten verb, base form the determiner mood noun, singular or mass and coordinating conjunction then adverb reel noun, singular or mass her personal pronoun in preposition or subordinating conjunction
there existential there are verb, non-3rd person singular present some determiner areas noun, plural that preposition or subordinating conjunction that determiner may modal happen verb, base form , but coordinating conjunction also adverb i personal pronoun 'll modal kind noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction lighten noun, singular or mass up preposition or subordinating conjunction
to to lighten verb, base form the determiner mood noun, singular or mass , his possessive pronoun wife noun, singular or mass invites verb, 3rd person singular present him personal pronoun out preposition or subordinating conjunction with preposition or subordinating conjunction his possessive pronoun son noun, singular or mass for preposition or subordinating conjunction dinner noun, singular or mass
i personal pronoun said verb, past tense it personal pronoun 's verb, 3rd person singular present a determiner soft adjective light noun, singular or mass just adverb to to lighten verb, base form everything noun, singular or mass up preposition or subordinating conjunction a determiner little adjective bit noun, singular or mass

Use "lighten" in a sentence | "lighten" example sentences

How to use "lighten" in a sentence?

  • We lighten the loads of others best by helping the Lord strengthen them.
    -Henry B. Eyring-
  • Your work isn't a high stakes, nail-biting professional challenge. It's a form of play. Lighten up and have fun with it.
    -Sol LeWitt-
  • But we are mostly what we are, and the turtle stretching toward delicious buds on high does not lighten his carapace by his resolve.
    -Arthur Miller-
  • I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.
    -Debra Winger-
  • Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a new born child?
    -Caroline Norton-
  • Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; Temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune.
    -Horace-
  • Love is the one thing that can really sure-enough lighten all of life's dark clouds.
    -Sinclair Lewis-
  • Good is that darkening of our lives, Which only God can brighten; But better still that hopeless load, Which none but God can lighten.
    -Frederick William Faber-
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Definition and meaning of LIGHTEN

What does "lighten mean?"

/ˈlītn/

lighten

verb
make or become lighter in weight or severity.

What are synonyms of "lighten"?
Some common synonyms of "lighten" are:
  • lessen,
  • reduce,
  • decrease,
  • diminish,
  • moderate,
  • soften,
  • ease,
  • temper,
  • alleviate,
  • mitigate,
  • allay,
  • relieve,
  • palliate,
  • assuage,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/ˈles(ə)n/

lessen
verb

To make something smaller in amount or importance.

/rəˈd(y)o͞os/

reduce
verb

To make something smaller in size, amount, level.

decrease
noun verb

instance of becoming smaller or fewer. To reduce the size, amount or number of something.

/dəˈminiSH/

diminish
verb

To become or cause to become less in size, value.

moderate
adjective noun verb

average in amount, intensity, etc.. person who holds moderate views. To host a meeting or panel discussion.

/ˈsôfən/

soften
other verb

To make something less hard or firm. To make more sympathetic or less strict.

/ēz/

ease
noun verb

absence of difficulty or effort. To move slowly and purposely to get in small space.

/ˈtempər/

temper
noun verb

Degree of calmness, or anger you display. improve hardness and elasticity of metal.

/əˈlēvēˌāt/

alleviate
verb

make suffering, deficiency, or problem less severe.

/ˈmidəˌɡāt/

mitigate
verb

make something bad less severe or painful.

/əˈlā/

allay
verb

diminish or put at rest.

/rəˈlēv/

relieve
verb

To make a problem less difficult or serious.

/ˈpalēˌāt/

palliate
verb

make disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant without removing cause.

/əˈswāj/

assuage
verb

To make something less severe.

What are antonyms of "lighten"?
Some common antonyms of "lighten" are:
  • increase,
  • intensify,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

increase
noun verb

rise in size, amount, or degree of something. become or make greater in size or degree.

/inˈtensəˌfī/

intensify
verb

become or make more intense.

Phrases and Idioms that contain "lighten"

lighten up

to become lighter or brighter. (See also lighten up (on someone or something).)

to become lighter or brighter. (See also lighten up (on someone or something).)

lighten the load

To help make something less difficult, upsetting, or overwhelming for one.

To help make something less difficult, upsetting, or overwhelming for one.

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