brighten

CEFRB1

/ˈbɹaɪtən/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make or become lighter or happier.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to

Examples

  • Brighten up your room with some colourful cushion covers.

  • The flowers will brighten up the table.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔn̩]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven

  2. To make bright or brighter in color.

  3. To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up

More examples

In context

  • White paint will brighten the room.

  • Having Mark around the place really brightens things up.

  • We brightened the room with a new coat of paint.

Quick test

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Origin

verb

From bright + -en.