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lighten English

Meaning lighten meaning

What does lighten mean?
Definitions in simple English

lighten Verb

— If you lighten something, you reduce its weight. — If you lighten something, you make it less dark. She lightened the room by opening the curtains. — If you lighten something, you make it more cheerful or less serious. She lightened the mood by making a joke.

lighten

— verb make more cheerful the conversation lightened me up a bit — verb reduce the weight on; make lighter she lightened the load on the tired donkey — verb (= lighten up) become more cheerful after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit — verb (= lighten up) become lighter The room lightened up — verb (= relieve) alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive relieve the pressure and the stress lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents — verb (= brighten) make lighter or brighter The paint will brighten the room

Synonyms lighten synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as lighten?

lighten English » English

relieve lighten up brighten illuminate alleviate ease lessen buoy up light flash facilitate clear reduce make light make easy make easier illumine twinkle shine mitigate make lighter light up flash as lightning diminish break be bright with light assuage abate whiten weaken wash unbosom turn take heart streamline stimulate spice sparkle soothe soften simplify share remit relaxation reduction decrease reduce in weight recede post pleasing pleasant

Topics lighten topics

What do people use lighten to talk about?
States Big Weigh

Light in weight
States Quality Light Shine

Bright
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Relief

Conjugation lighten conjugation

How do you conjugate lighten?

lighten · verb

Examples lighten examples

How do I use lighten in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It was just a joke. Lighten up!
We have to lighten the load.
He tried to lighten the mood.
Tom tried to lighten the mood.
He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.
Lighten up!
Lighten up.
He sang a song to lighten the atmosphere.

Movie subtitles

Well, I could sure lighten this ship.
Lighten ship and drop all ballasts. Get below!
Anything to lighten the burden, eh, Kitty?
It'll lighten up the melody and give it a nice effect.
Guaranteed to lighten the load and lengthen the life of that partner in the home, th-th-the housewife.
I was convinced a flash of amazement would lighten his noble brow as I presented a real live Moonman!
And while she's staying with us I do think we should try and lighten her burden.
It'll lighten your load.
And if we ever hope to make orbit, we'll have to lighten our load by at least 500 pounds.
Meanwhile, please check the aft compartment. See if there's anything else you can unload to lighten the ship.
And if we ever hope to make orbit, we'll have to lighten our load by 500 pounds.
Meanwhile, please check the aft compartments. See if there's anything you can unload to lighten the ship.
Why don't you lighten up and. drink up.
O mighty and everlasting Bomb, who came down among us to make heaven under earth, lighten our darkness.
If you wish to confide in me, I will leave no stone unturned to lighten your burden.
Because he sacrifices pride to lighten our loads.
Lighten ship and drop all ballast.
Lighten the mood, Jester.
You should lighten up.
The boatswain calls all hands to lighten her.
I want to lighten you up.
I know but one way to lighten it.
Lighten the basket.
Lighten the balloon.
We must lighten the load.
There's nothing like a good laugh now and then to lighten the burdens of the day.
She thought you might lighten that burden.
That mysterious force that draws us toward one who suffers with a loving, overwhelming desire to lighten his pain, free him, save him? Do you feel this force?
The boatswain calls all hands to lighten her. Boxes, bales, and jars are clattering overboard.
We need to lighten up. We're working too much.
Okay, lighten the load.
We'll lighten her load.
Lighten our darkness. and with Thy great mercy save us from the perils and dangers of this night.
See if there's anything else you can unload to lighten the ship.
Perhaps you should do it for the padre, that would lighten up his services no end.

News and current affairs

As debt mounts and the recession lingers, we are surely going to see a number of governments trying to lighten their load through financial repression, higher inflation, partial default, or a combinations of all three.
The latest package to cope with Greece's insolvency offers a bond buyback to lighten the country's debt burden.
The alternative is to change the growth model in order to lighten the impact of higher levels of economic activity on natural resources and the environment.
Vaccines already prevent the deaths of 2-3 million people every year, preempt human suffering, lighten the burden placed on health-care systems, and enable more rapid economic and social development.
One key idea was to lighten the tax burden on labor.
And the question then becomes whether the crew of the struggling rescue vessel will decide that they can stabilize the situation only through a once-unthinkable action - throwing someone overboard to lighten the vessel and save the rest.

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