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Meaning tighten meaning
What does tighten mean?
tighten
Synonyms tighten synonyms
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Conjugation tighten conjugation
How do you conjugate tighten?
tighten · verb
Present I tighten
Positive I tighten
Singular
1st person I tighten
2nd person you tighten
3rd person he/she/it tightens
Plural
1st person we tighten
2nd person you tighten
3rd person they tighten
Negative I don't tighten
Singular
1st person I don't tighten I do not tighten
2nd person you don't tighten you do not tighten
3rd person he/she/it doesn't tighten he/she/it does not tighten
Plural
1st person we don't tighten we do not tighten
2nd person you don't tighten you do not tighten
3rd person they don't tighten they do not tighten
Question do I tighten?
Singular
1st person do I tighten?
2nd person do you tighten?
3rd person does he/she/it tighten?
Plural
1st person do we tighten?
2nd person do you tighten?
3rd person do they tighten?
Negative question don't I tighten?
Singular
1st person don't I tighten? do I not tighten?
2nd person don't you tighten? do you not tighten?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it tighten? does he/she/it not tighten?
Plural
1st person don't we tighten? do we not tighten?
2nd person don't you tighten? do you not tighten?
3rd person don't they tighten? do they not tighten?
Past I tightened
Positive I tightened
Singular
1st person I tightened
2nd person you tightened
3rd person he/she/it tightened
Plural
1st person we tightened
2nd person you tightened
3rd person they tightened
Negative I didn't tighten
Singular
1st person I didn't tighten I did not tighten
2nd person you didn't tighten you did not tighten
3rd person he/she/it didn't tighten he/she/it did not tighten
Plural
1st person we didn't tighten we did not tighten
2nd person you didn't tighten you did not tighten
3rd person they didn't tighten they did not tighten
Question did I tighten?
Singular
1st person did I tighten?
2nd person did you tighten?
3rd person did he/she/it tighten?
Plural
1st person did we tighten?
2nd person did you tighten?
3rd person did they tighten?
Negative question didn't I tighten?
Singular
1st person didn't I tighten? did I not tighten?
2nd person didn't you tighten? did you not tighten?
3rd person didn't he/she/it tighten? did he/she/it not tighten?
Plural
1st person didn't we tighten? did we not tighten?
2nd person didn't you tighten? did you not tighten?
3rd person didn't they tighten? did they not tighten?
Future I'll tighten
Positive I'll tighten
Singular
1st person I'll tighten I will tighten
2nd person you'll tighten you will tighten
3rd person he/she/it'll tighten he/she/it will tighten
Plural
1st person we'll tighten we will tighten
2nd person you'll tighten you will tighten
3rd person they'll tighten they will tighten
Negative I won't tighten
Singular
1st person I won't tighten I will not tighten
2nd person you won't tighten you will not tighten
3rd person he/she/it won't tighten he/she/it will not tighten
Plural
1st person we won't tighten we will not tighten
2nd person you won't tighten you will not tighten
3rd person they won't tighten they will not tighten
Question will I tighten?
Singular
1st person will I tighten?
2nd person will you tighten?
3rd person will he/she/it tighten?
Plural
1st person will we tighten?
2nd person will you tighten?
3rd person will they tighten?
Negative question won't I tighten?
Singular
1st person won't I tighten? will I not tighten?
2nd person won't you tighten? will you not tighten?
3rd person won't he/she/it tighten? will he/she/it not tighten?
Plural
1st person won't we tighten? will we not tighten?
2nd person won't you tighten? will you not tighten?
3rd person won't they tighten? will they not tighten?
Conditional I'd tighten
Positive I'd tighten
Singular
1st person I'd tighten I would tighten
2nd person you'd tighten you would tighten
3rd person he/she/it'd tighten he/she/it would tighten
Plural
1st person we'd tighten we would tighten
2nd person you'd tighten you would tighten
3rd person they'd tighten they would tighten
Negative I wouldn't tighten
Singular
1st person I wouldn't tighten I would not tighten
2nd person you wouldn't tighten you would not tighten
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't tighten he/she/it would not tighten
Plural
1st person we wouldn't tighten we would not tighten
2nd person you wouldn't tighten you would not tighten
3rd person they wouldn't tighten they would not tighten
Question would I tighten?
Singular
1st person would I tighten?
2nd person would you tighten?
3rd person would he/she/it tighten?
Plural
1st person would we tighten?
2nd person would you tighten?
3rd person would they tighten?
Negative question wouldn't I tighten?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I tighten? would I not tighten?
2nd person wouldn't you tighten? would you not tighten?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it tighten? would he/she/it not tighten?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we tighten? would we not tighten?
2nd person wouldn't you tighten? would you not tighten?
3rd person wouldn't they tighten? would they not tighten?
Present continuous I'm tightening
Positive I'm tightening
Singular
1st person I'm tightening I am tightening
2nd person you're tightening you are tightening
3rd person he/she/it's tightening he/she/it is tightening
Plural
1st person we're tightening we are tightening
2nd person you're tightening you are tightening
3rd person they're tightening they are tightening
Negative I'm not tightening
Singular
1st person I'm not tightening I am not tightening
2nd person you aren't tightening you're not tightening you are not tightening
3rd person he/she/it isn't tightening he/she/it's not tightening he/she/it is not tightening
Plural
1st person we aren't tightening we're not tightening we are not tightening
2nd person you aren't tightening you're not tightening you are not tightening
3rd person they aren't tightening they're not tightening they are not tightening
Question am I tightening?
Singular
1st person am I tightening?
2nd person are you tightening?
3rd person is he/she/it tightening?
Plural
1st person are we tightening?
2nd person are you tightening?
3rd person are they tightening?
Negative question aren't I tightening?
Singular
1st person aren't I tightening? am I not tightening?
2nd person aren't you tightening? are you not tightening?
3rd person isn't he/she/it tightening? is he/she/it not tightening?
Plural
1st person aren't we tightening? are we not tightening?
2nd person aren't you tightening? are you not tightening?
3rd person aren't they tightening? are they not tightening?
Past continuous I was tightening
Positive I was tightening
Singular
1st person I was tightening
2nd person you were tightening
3rd person he/she/it was tightening
Plural
1st person we were tightening
2nd person you were tightening
3rd person they were tightening
Negative I wasn't tightening
Singular
1st person I wasn't tightening I was not tightening
2nd person you weren't tightening you were not tightening
3rd person he/she/it wasn't tightening he/she/it was not tightening
Plural
1st person we weren't tightening we were not tightening
2nd person you weren't tightening you were not tightening
3rd person they weren't tightening they were not tightening
Question was I tightening?
Singular
1st person was I tightening?
2nd person were you tightening?
3rd person was he/she/it tightening?
Plural
1st person were we tightening?
2nd person were you tightening?
3rd person were they tightening?
Negative question wasn't I tightening?
Singular
1st person wasn't I tightening? was I not tightening?
2nd person weren't you tightening? were you not tightening?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it tightening? was he/she/it not tightening?
Plural
1st person weren't we tightening? were we not tightening?
2nd person weren't you tightening? were you not tightening?
3rd person weren't they tightening? were they not tightening?
Future continuous I'll be tightening
Positive I'll be tightening
Singular
1st person I'll be tightening I will be tightening
2nd person you'll be tightening you will be tightening
3rd person he/she/it'll be tightening he/she/it will be tightening
Plural
1st person we'll be tightening we will be tightening
2nd person you'll be tightening you will be tightening
3rd person they'll be tightening they will be tightening
Negative I won't be tightening
Singular
1st person I won't be tightening I will not be tightening
2nd person you won't be tightening you will not be tightening
3rd person he/she/it won't be tightening he/she/it will not be tightening
Plural
1st person we won't be tightening we will not be tightening
2nd person you won't be tightening you will not be tightening
3rd person they won't be tightening they will not be tightening
Question will I be tightening?
Singular
1st person will I be tightening?
2nd person will you be tightening?
3rd person will he/she/it be tightening?
Plural
1st person will we be tightening?
2nd person will you be tightening?
3rd person will they be tightening?
Negative question won't I be tightening?
Singular
1st person won't I be tightening? will I not be tightening?
2nd person won't you be tightening? will you not be tightening?
3rd person won't he/she/it be tightening? will he/she/it not be tightening?
Plural
1st person won't we be tightening? will we not be tightening?
2nd person won't you be tightening? will you not be tightening?
3rd person won't they be tightening? will they not be tightening?
Conditional continuous I'd be tightening
Positive I'd be tightening
Singular
1st person I'd be tightening I would be tightening
2nd person you'd be tightening you would be tightening
3rd person he/she/it'd be tightening he/she/it would be tightening
Plural
1st person we'd be tightening we would be tightening
2nd person you'd be tightening you would be tightening
3rd person they'd be tightening they would be tightening
Negative I wouldn't be tightening
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be tightening I would not be tightening
2nd person you wouldn't be tightening you would not be tightening
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be tightening he/she/it would not be tightening
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be tightening we would not be tightening
2nd person you wouldn't be tightening you would not be tightening
3rd person they wouldn't be tightening they would not be tightening
Question would I be tightening?
Singular
1st person would I be tightening?
2nd person would you be tightening?
3rd person would he/she/it be tightening?
Plural
1st person would we be tightening?
2nd person would you be tightening?
3rd person would they be tightening?
Negative question wouldn't I be tightening?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be tightening? would I not be tightening?
2nd person wouldn't you be tightening? would you not be tightening?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be tightening? would he/she/it not be tightening?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be tightening? would we not be tightening?
2nd person wouldn't you be tightening? would you not be tightening?
3rd person wouldn't they be tightening? would they not be tightening?
Present perfect I've tightened
Positive I've tightened
Singular
1st person I've tightened I have tightened
2nd person you've tightened you have tightened
3rd person he/she/it's tightened he/she/it has tightened
Plural
1st person we've tightened we have tightened
2nd person you've tightened you have tightened
3rd person they've tightened they have tightened
Negative I haven't tightened
Singular
1st person I haven't tightened I have not tightened
2nd person you haven't tightened you have not tightened
3rd person he/she/it hasn't tightened he/she/it has not tightened
Plural
1st person we haven't tightened we have not tightened
2nd person you haven't tightened you have not tightened
3rd person they haven't tightened they have not tightened
Question have I tightened?
Singular
1st person have I tightened?
2nd person have you tightened?
3rd person has he/she/it tightened?
Plural
1st person have we tightened?
2nd person have you tightened?
3rd person have they tightened?
Negative question haven't I tightened?
Singular
1st person haven't I tightened? have I not tightened?
2nd person haven't you tightened? have you not tightened?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it tightened? has he/she/it not tightened?
Plural
1st person haven't we tightened? have we not tightened?
2nd person haven't you tightened? have you not tightened?
3rd person haven't they tightened? have they not tightened?
Past perfect I had tightened
Positive I had tightened
Singular
1st person I had tightened
2nd person you had tightened
3rd person he/she/it had tightened
Plural
1st person we had tightened
2nd person you had tightened
3rd person they had tightened
Negative I hadn't tightened
Singular
1st person I hadn't tightened I had not tightened
2nd person you hadn't tightened you had not tightened
3rd person he/she/it hadn't tightened he/she/it had not tightened
Plural
1st person we hadn't tightened we had not tightened
2nd person you hadn't tightened you had not tightened
3rd person they hadn't tightened they had not tightened
Question had I tightened?
Singular
1st person had I tightened?
2nd person had you tightened?
3rd person had he/she/it tightened?
Plural
1st person had we tightened?
2nd person had you tightened?
3rd person had they tightened?
Negative question hadn't I tightened?
Singular
1st person hadn't I tightened? had I not tightened?
2nd person hadn't you tightened? had you not tightened?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it tightened? had he/she/it not tightened?
Plural
1st person hadn't we tightened? had we not tightened?
2nd person hadn't you tightened? had you not tightened?
3rd person hadn't they tightened? had they not tightened?
Future perfect I'll have tightened
Positive I'll have tightened
Singular
1st person I'll have tightened I will have tightened
2nd person you'll have tightened you will have tightened
3rd person he/she/it'll have tightened he/she/it will have tightened
Plural
1st person we'll have tightened we will have tightened
2nd person you'll have tightened you will have tightened
3rd person they'll have tightened they will have tightened
Negative I won't have tightened
Singular
1st person I won't have tightened I will not have tightened
2nd person you won't have tightened you will not have tightened
3rd person he/she/it won't have tightened he/she/it will not have tightened
Plural
1st person we won't have tightened we will not have tightened
2nd person you won't have tightened you will not have tightened
3rd person they won't have tightened they will not have tightened
Question +'ll I have tightened?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have tightened? will I have tightened?
2nd person +'ll you have tightened? will you have tightened?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have tightened? will he/she/it have tightened?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have tightened? will we have tightened?
2nd person +'ll you have tightened? will you have tightened?
3rd person +'ll they have tightened? will they have tightened?
Negative question won't I have tightened?
Singular
1st person won't I have tightened? will I not have tightened?
2nd person won't you have tightened? will you not have tightened?
3rd person won't he/she/it have tightened? will he/she/it not have tightened?
Plural
1st person won't we have tightened? will we not have tightened?
2nd person won't you have tightened? will you not have tightened?
3rd person won't they have tightened? will they not have tightened?
Conditional perfect I'd have tightened
Positive I'd have tightened
Singular
1st person I'd have tightened I would have tightened
2nd person you'd have tightened you would have tightened
3rd person he/she/it'd have tightened he/she/it would have tightened
Plural
1st person we'd have tightened we would have tightened
2nd person you'd have tightened you would have tightened
3rd person they'd have tightened they would have tightened
Negative I wouldn't have tightened
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have tightened I would not have tightened
2nd person you wouldn't have tightened you would not have tightened
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have tightened he/she/it would not have tightened
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have tightened we would not have tightened
2nd person you wouldn't have tightened you would not have tightened
3rd person they wouldn't have tightened they would not have tightened
Question would I have tightened?
Singular
1st person would I have tightened?
2nd person would you have tightened?
3rd person would he/she/it have tightened?
Plural
1st person would we have tightened?
2nd person would you have tightened?
3rd person would they have tightened?
Negative question wouldn't I have tightened?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have tightened? would I not have tightened?
2nd person wouldn't you have tightened? would you not have tightened?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have tightened? would he/she/it not have tightened?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have tightened? would we not have tightened?
2nd person wouldn't you have tightened? would you not have tightened?
3rd person wouldn't they have tightened? would they not have tightened?
Imperative tighten!
Positive
you tighten!
we let's tighten!
Negative
you don't tighten!
we let's not tighten!
Examples tighten examples
How do I use tighten in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Tighten the strap around the suitcase.
I have to tighten my belt.
I have to tighten these bolts.
Tighten this screw.
You have to tighten those screws.
Tighten the screw somewhat, Tom! Then it will hold.
You must tighten the knot.
Tighten the screws.
Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.
Tighten the defences! They're coming!
Now all you have to do is tighten the screw, and Bob's your uncle.
Movie subtitles
Yes. All right! Now, tighten it up, son.
We must tighten our belts again.
Tighten this.
Tighten your belt, Robert.
Next time they give you a licking, see you don't tighten up.
It hurts twice as bad when you tighten up.
Don't tighten up.
You can't let these things tighten up.
They'll have to tighten up their belts for a day or two.
We can clean and tighten your brakes. but you'll have to stay in the garage all night.
Tighten your shoulder straps as tight as you can stand them.
Check all securing gripes and tighten them.
Tighten up your cinches.
Tighten things up!
Now tighten her up, Son.
In addition a couple of branches get used as cutwater in order to tighten the bridge.
Yes? Tighten every security check in the costal area.
Stop asking questions and tighten that rope.
I told you to tighten the rope Under the frame!
I'm going to tighten the reins.
You can't tighten it much more without going into a spin yourself.
Tighten up the plug for the amp.
Here is an experience which will tighten your throat.
Here's some thoughts I had. Tighten them up.
The experimenters tighten their control and send him back on the trail.
I close doors and tighten bottle tops.
We need to tighten the ship.
Tighten the rope!
Tighten you against me, you'll be much less shaken.
Now is your chance to earn it! Tighten up your cinches.
How? You can't tighten it much more without going into a spin yourself.
We have to tighten it.
The experimenters tighten their control.
Because our ties were loose I'm killing myself to tighten them.
Tighten your field to the interior of the ship.
Tighten your skirt!
I let it tighten up, it was quite windy.
Hey, you better stop and tighten your lug nuts!
For some cows, the pelvic ligaments don't tighten up for a few days and it can give the same effect. Oh, I see.
But if you'll just tighten up on these one or two points, then I'm sure that we shall have here a thoroughly efficient business.
News and current affairs
Governments that cannot borrow cheaply (or at all) from markets have no option but to tighten their belts.
Yes, the Federal Reserve could tighten monetary policy.
Last year, many investors questioned the ECB's ability to launch a bond-buying program in the face of German opposition, and many others doubted the Fed's willingness to tighten monetary policy, because doing so could choke off the US economic recovery.
Shinzo Abe, Japan's right-wing nationalist prime minister, does not need much encouragement to tighten up secrecy laws, give more powers to the police, or make it easier to use military force.
This lowered interest rates in the so-called PIIGS countries (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain) and inflated housing bubbles just as reunification costs were forcing Germany to tighten its belt.
Twice in the last ten years, national governments have explicitly given the EU the authority to tighten constraints on their subsidies to failing airline companies.
While the true NAIRU level is probably lower, and we are likely witnessing a secular decline in the workforce participation rate, the US labor market should still tighten in 2016.
Sweden initially appeared to take a liberal stance, but is now postponing opening its borders and may tighten migrants' access to welfare benefits.
The robustness of NGDP targeting to unknown future shocks is similar whether the objective is to ease money, tighten money, or stay the course, and whether the central bank wants to announce a forecast, a target range, or a threshold for forward guidance.
If a tightening of margin and minimum capital requirements does not deflate a bubble, regulators can tighten some more.
This would push up inflation rates significantly, forcing the US Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy, thereby quite possibly undermining America's recovery, which remains unsteady.
In countries like Rwanda, people know this only too well, which is why they have been so eager to tighten the net on HPV.
In fact, the agreement, which alleviates much of the economic pressure on the Iranian regime, is a result of Russia's success in delaying international sanctions against Iran and its stubborn refusal to tighten them further.
Thus, the only remaining option, as unpleasant as it may be for some countries, is to tighten budget constraints in the eurozone.
The US Treasury strongly encouraged Asia to tighten fiscal policy during its 1990's crisis.
At the same time, sharply elevated unemployment and subpar income growth have combined to tighten the noose on over-extended consumers.
Until that occurs, the vice now gripping Asia will only continue to tighten.
Some people argue that Americans need to tighten their belts.
And it can happen to any country, although advanced countries can usually tighten fiscal policy with sufficient speed and credibility that the pain comes mainly in slower growth.
When they do - and assuming that the government does not suddenly tighten its belt (it has no credible plan to do so) - there is every likelihood that America's appetite for foreign cash will surge again.
But continuing its purchases would tighten the government's grip.
The Israelis seem to believe that their only option is to tighten the screws on Gaza.
As China attempts to tighten its grip on Hong Kong, Li is showing independence, and China's new rulers - who, true to their communist roots, believe firmly in top-down control - do not like it one bit.
The Fed no doubt fears that if the principle of requiring a formal rule is accepted, Congress could tighten the requirement, forcing a more restrictive monetary policy.
The fifth option is to tighten fiscal policy and reduce budget deficits with the aim of lowering the high interest rates that drive the inflows.
When people see high inflation, they conclude that the economy is precarious, so perhaps they should tighten their belts.